Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF) Prisoner Lookup

Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF) Overview

Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF) is operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). MDOC says the prison opened in 1993, houses males age 18 and older, and includes Level I, Level V, and Administrative Segregation prisoners in designated units. The prison sits in the Village of Baraga area, while the county jail is in L'Anse and is run by the sheriff.

That distinction controls every lookup step. A person newly arrested in Baraga County should be checked through the sheriff, MiCOURT, and local custody channels first. A person sentenced to MDOC custody should be checked through OTIS, because AMF is part of the state prison system and not a county jail roster.

The official MDOC profile image below is the facility-specific source for AMF's contact, security, capacity, employee, unit, and programming details. Use the profile for prison context, then use OTIS for individual prisoner status.

Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF) Capacity and Population

MDOC's facility facts block lists prisoner capacity as 704 and employees as 310. The same MDOC profile's General section also states that the facility has seven units inside the secure perimeter and capacity for 868 prisoners. Because both figures appear in the official profile, they should be read as separate MDOC-published capacity references, not as a live count of people housed at AMF on a particular day.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF)

Use MDOC OTIS for Baraga Correctional Facility, not the Baraga County Jail. OTIS covers people who are or were under MDOC jurisdiction or supervision, including prisoners, parolees, probationers, interstate compact transfers, escapees, absconders, and many recently discharged offenders. It requires either a last name or an offender number. An offender number is the most precise path and overrides the other criteria.

1. Open the MDOC OTIS offender search page.
2. Search by offender number if available, or enter at least the last name.
3. Use optional filters such as first name, sex, race, age, status, or scars, marks, and tattoos to narrow common names.
4. Open the matching OTIS record and confirm the location, status, sentence, and supervision details before contacting AMF.

The OTIS rules page explains status codes, public-record limits, and removal rules. OTIS is not proof of identity, criminal history for employment, or a county booking record. For court documents, use MiCOURT or the sentencing court. For MDOC agency records not visible in OTIS, use the MDOC FOIA process.

Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF) Address and Contact

Use the prison contact for facility questions, approved visiting applications, and prison-specific mail or account questions. Use Baraga County Sheriff only for local jail custody, recent arrest, or bond matters before a person is transferred to MDOC.

Visiting Someone at Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF)

Baraga AMF visiting is controlled by MDOC visitor approval, MDOC visiting standards, and the facility's level-specific in-person schedule. MDOC uses the CAJ-103 visiting application, and the research notes that applications may be obtained from MDOC, sent by the prisoner, or picked up at an MDOC facility. Do not mail a visiting application to the prisoner. Confirm approval, schedule, housing level, ID, dress, and conduct rules before travel.

The screenshot below links to the MDOC in-person visiting schedule for AMF, updated 04/08/25 in the research. Always verify the schedule shortly before traveling because prisons can modify visits for security, staffing, weather, or housing-unit issues.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF)

MDOC says prisoner money deposits are processed by GTL Financial Services. ConnectNetwork lists Michigan Department of Corrections Site ID 117 and services including AdvancePay Phone, Trust Fund, Visitation Scheduling, and Video Visitation. Use the prisoner's MDOC identity information carefully before sending funds or setting up accounts, and verify current legal-mail rules with MDOC before mailing legal documents.

The ConnectNetwork image links to the vendor page identified in the research. It is useful for money, phone, and visitation account services, but it does not replace OTIS for prisoner lookup or MDOC for rule confirmation.

Reception and Classification at Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF)

AMF does not perform street-arrest booking for Baraga County in the way the sheriff's jail does. A person reaches MDOC after conviction and sentencing to state custody, then moves through state reception, classification, transport, and facility placement. During that transition, family members may lose the local jail contact path before the OTIS location updates. Check MiCOURT or the sentencing court for the case result, then search OTIS for the MDOC location and offender number.

About Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF)

MDOC lists education programs such as Adult Basic Education, GED, Employment Readiness, and tablet-based courses. Treatment and activity listings include counseling, substance-abuse services, psychotherapy, religious activities, Thinking for a Change, Batterers Intervention, violence prevention, library and law library, gym, weights, and routine on-site medical and dental care.

Security features described by MDOC include double chain-link fences, an interior non-lethal electronic stun fence, electronic and microwave detection, razor ribbon, camera monitoring, and an alert-response patrol vehicle. Serious or emergency medical needs may involve local community providers, Brooks Medical Center at Marquette Branch Prison, or Duane L. Waters Health Care in Jackson.