Jail Division · Adult Detention Facility
Wayne County Criminal Justice Center
The CJC centralizes Wayne County’s criminal justice operations: a criminal courthouse, adult and juvenile detention facilities, more than 1,400 office spaces for criminal justice departments and law enforcement, and a central utility plant. It replaces several outdated structures with one integrated hub for the county.
5301 Russell Street, Detroit, MI 48211 | Emergency? Dial 911.
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Hours at a glance
Video Visits
Housing unit kiosks
8:00am – 10:30am12:30pm – 2:00pm6:00pm – 9:00pm
Visitation Suite
On-site video visits
Monday – Friday8:00am – 5:00pmClosed weekends & holidays
Property Release
Inmate Property Office
Monday – Friday8:00am – 4:00pmClosed weekends & holidays
Proof of Incarceration
Requests processed
Mondays & Wednesdays10:00am – 3:00pm$10.00 fee
*Hours are subject to change based on the facility schedule.
Inmate Fund Accounts
Put money on an inmate’s account
Funds can be deposited to an inmate’s account at the lobby kiosk, online, or by telephone. Lobby kiosks are on the 1st floor of the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center Administration Building, near the Visitation Center.
Ways to Send MoneyThree Ways to Deposit
Lobby kioskCJC Administration Building, 1st floor, near the Visitation CenterInternetDeposit online from any deviceTelephoneDeposit by phone
Have the inmate’s full name and booking number ready.
Personal Visitation
All personal visits are by video
Personal visits are held remotely on the housing unit through secure, web-based Video Visit Kiosks on each unit.
Video Visitation8:00am – 10:30am12:30pm – 2:00pm6:00pm – 9:00pm
Remote Video Visit Guidelines
Inmates and visitors may not display body parts, photos, literature or any other items during the visit.Nudity, flashing of body parts, or lewd or vulgar activity is prohibited, as is encouraging it.
Breaking these rules can mean the visit is suspended or cancelled, visitors are removed from visitation lists, and disciplinary sanctions.
Video Visitation Suite
Visit on-site at the CJC
The public video visitation suite on the 1st floor of the CJC Administration Building is for convenient on-site video visits by friends, family and professionals. It is open Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm, and closed on weekends and holidays. Personal visitors must show valid government-issued photo ID at the visitation window.
*Hours subject to change based on the facility schedule.
Professional Visitation
Attorneys and professionals
Professional visits are also held remotely by video on the housing unit. In-person visits can be requested and are granted case by case, based on availability of the professional visit area. Request remote professional visits at attorneyvisits@waynecountymi.gov.
Email Attorney VisitsProperty & Records
Property release and proof of incarceration
Mon – Fri · 8:00am – 4:00pm
Inmate Property Release
The Inmate Property Office is closed on weekends and holidays.Inmates must present their WCSO-ADF issued ID armband to retrieve property, including when they return for belongings after being released outside business hours.Property may be released to a third party once the inmate signs an official Property Release Form naming them. The third party must show a valid ID (driver’s license, state ID or passport).
90 days after release, property and clothing that has not been picked up is destroyed or eliminated through escheatment.
Mon & Wed · 10:00am – 3:00pm
Proof of Incarceration
Submit a request through the inmate tablet, or with a Proof of Incarceration Request Form.Include the inmate’s name, inmate number, and the period of incarceration.Requests are processed on Mondays and Wednesdays between 10:00am and 3:00pm.
$10.00 fee per request
Sending mail to an inmate
Personal mail from family and friends, such as letters, pictures and drawings, is delivered digitally to inmates through the “Facility Messages” app on the inmate tablets, under the free profile. Material that is pornographic or sexually explicit or implicit, promotes disorder, ethnic intimidation, or is inciting in nature will be denied. Personal mail is not accepted at WCSO-ADF and will be returned to the sender.
No books, packages, checks or money orders will be accepted.
All senders must include their full name and physical address. Report mail delivery issues to Text Behind Support at info@TextBehind.com.
Personal Mail
Wayne County Adult Detention Facility, Detroit, MIInmate First and Last Name (Booking Number)P.O. Box 247Phoenix, MD 21131
Attorney-Client Privileged Mail
Wayne County Adult Detention FacilityInmate First and Last Name (Booking Number)5301 Russell St.Detroit, MI 48211
Mail from lawyers, public officials or government agencies acting in their official capacity, identified by the return address, is opened and inspected in the inmate’s presence.
Citizen Complaint Procedure
Report employee misconduct
All citizen complaints about alleged employee misconduct or negative actions are documented and investigated by the agency.
In personBy telephoneBy emailIn writing
Wayne County Criminal Justice Center
5301 Russell Street, Detroit, MI 48211 | (313) 224-0797
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