This is a private reference site, not a Barry County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone from jail, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull official booking records. For those actions, use the official sheriff, jail, court, state, federal, or immigration contact that controls the record.
Official Contacts and Lookup Routes
For Barry County Jail and Sheriff's Office questions, start with the official office listed by the county:
Barry County Sheriff's Office and Barry County Jail1212 W. State Street
Hastings, MI 49058
Primary: (269) 948-4801
Business: (269) 948-4805
Jail: (269) 948-4804
Fax: (269) 948-4831
Barry County lists general county office hours as Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; department hours may vary. Sheriff Dar Leaf is the sheriff named on the official sheriff page. Sheriff records and FOIA requests may be submitted in writing or on the county form, and the research route identifies foia@barrycounty.org for FOIA forms. Include the date or incident number, the names involved, and your connection to the report if you were not the reporting party. A fee may apply.
Use the following routes based on the kind of record or custody question:
- For a person currently held locally, begin with jail inmate records and the county's VINELink route; call Barry County Jail at (269) 948-4804 when VINELink does not answer the custody question.
- For booking photos or booking records, use jail roster mugshots guidance and the sheriff FOIA process under Michigan FOIA, including MCL 15.231 and MCL 15.233.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Barry County's case lookup page, and MiCOURT. Adult criminal cases begin in 56-B District Court before later Circuit Court handling when applicable.
- For a specific local holding facility, use the facility page for Barry County Jail.
- For a sentenced Michigan state prisoner, use MDOC OTIS. OTIS is separate from Barry County Jail and does not cover county jail-only custody.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System. Those systems are separate from Barry County Jail, VINELink, MiCOURT, and MDOC.