Custody flow
A comparison of each county's two latest complete published snapshots. A person appearing for the first time is first observed. A person disappearing is an apparent exit—not automatically a release.
90-day observable population
Same-day snapshot totals. A county missing from a day is omitted rather than carried forward as zero. Cyan is observable people; violet is contributing counties. Early dates are mostly source-coverage growth (the project began with one county), not a statewide population collapse.
Where people are observable
Latest published snapshot counts. These are source observations, not a claim that every county source is a complete custody census.
Source coverage
The source type is preserved with each snapshot rather than inferred from today's configuration.
Source health
How much of the Observatory can support each kind of analysis right now. These are coverage diagnostics, not grades for counties.
Custody pressure
Three separate lenses: current observable population relative to documented rated capacity, observable duration where official rosters publish a usable date, and source-ID churn across complete official snapshots. These are not combined into a score.
Observable duration
Time from the published listed/booking date to the latest snapshot. It is an observable duration, not necessarily total legal custody time.
Churn
Reappearance means the same source ID was visible, absent for at least one complete snapshot, then visible again. It does not establish release or rebooking. Only snapshots labeled official are compared; unlabeled older days are omitted rather than treated as vendor or as zero.
Capacity context
Utilization is shown only when JailWatch's latest source is official and the project has a documented rated/design capacity. Vendor directories and unknown capacities are excluded.
| County | Observable | Rated capacity | Observable / capacity | Capacity confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon | 261 | 279 | 93.5% | high |
| Washburn | 34 | 30 | 113.3% | high |
Public record ↔ administrative record
County-matched JailWatch observations beside Wisconsin ODF's published 2025 admissions. Admissions are an annual flow measure; the current observable count is a point-in-time stock. They are intentionally shown side by side, not divided into a pseudo-coverage percentage.
| County | ODF 2025 admissions | Current observable | Snapshot days | Source note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | 538 | 39 | 56 | |
| Barron | 1,079 | 94 | 68 | |
| Bayfield | 455 | 28 | 56 | |
| Burnett | 832 | 57 | 68 | |
| Calumet | 1,082 | 59 | 71 | |
| Chippewa | 1,271 | 96 | 71 | |
| Clark | 708 | 39 | 56 | |
| Columbia | 2,813 | 149 | 56 | |
| Crawford | 494 | 30 | 56 | |
| Dane | 12,669 | 787 | 68 | |
| Door | 859 | 100 | 56 | |
| Douglas | 1,915 | 145 | 56 | |
| Eau Claire | 3,258 | 255 | 53 | |
| Florence | 143 | 5 | 56 | |
| Fond du Lac | 3,371 | 236 | 67 | |
| Forest | 683 | 43 | 56 | |
| Grant | 1,142 | 77 | 56 | |
| Green | 551 | 87 | 56 | |
| Green Lake | 696 | 52 | 56 | |
| Iowa | 839 | 61 | 71 | |
| Iron | 289 | 11 | 56 | |
| Jefferson | 2,773 | 174 | 56 | |
| Juneau | 1,316 | 94 | 56 | |
| Kenosha | 6,036 | 612 | 53 | |
| La Crosse | 3,826 | 149 | 68 | |
| Langlade | 728 | 59 | 56 | |
| Lincoln | 1,013 | 136 | 56 | |
| Manitowoc | 1,013 | 162 | 70 | ⚠ source arithmetic |
| Marathon | 3,411 | 261 | 56 | |
| Marquette | 610 | 42 | 56 | |
| Milwaukee | 16,918 | 3514 | 53 | |
| Outagamie | 5,110 | 401 | 108 | |
| Ozaukee | 2,476 | 181 | 56 | |
| Pepin | 155 | 2 | 56 | |
| Pierce | 917 | 56 | 68 | |
| Polk | 1,312 | 84 | 71 | |
| Portage | 1,707 | 125 | 56 | |
| Racine | 7,796 | 451 | 56 | |
| Richland | 628 | 33 | 56 | |
| Rusk | 723 | 17 | 64 | |
| Sauk | 3,043 | 249 | 56 | |
| Sawyer | 1,036 | 62 | 70 | |
| St. Croix | 2,571 | 99 | 56 | |
| Taylor | 467 | 22 | 56 | |
| Trempealeau | 867 | 68 | 56 | |
| Vernon | 589 | 80 | 56 | |
| Vilas | 1,035 | 86 | 69 | |
| Walworth | 3,377 | 210 | 56 | |
| Washburn | 511 | 34 | 54 | |
| Washington | 3,802 | 277 | 56 | |
| Waukesha | 5,570 | 499 | 68 | |
| Waupaca | 1,563 | 205 | 71 | |
| Winnebago | 4,843 | 337 | 71 |
ODF says it collects county-level monthly average daily population, capacity, head count, percentage of capacity, Huber counts, housing transfers and electronic monitoring, but the 2025 annual report does not publish those county-level monthly rows.
That county-level monthly administrative dataset is the missing bridge for defensible county-matched ADP and utilization comparisons. Until it is obtained, this page will not pretend annual admissions are equivalent to current population.
Family cost of contact
A deliberately partial comparison using only counties with numeric per-minute phone and video rates and no documented free allowance requiring custom modeling. Scenario: 120 phone minutes + 60 video minutes per month. Messages, deposits, taxes, and data-metered plans are excluded rather than guessed.
Wisconsin ODF context
Statewide administrative measures from the 2025 Office of Detention Facilities report. These are annual context, not a same-day check of JailWatch observations.
External benchmark: Wisconsin DOC Office of Detention Facilities, 2025 Annual Report. These annual administrative measures are context, not a direct validation of daily JailWatch observations. Official report ↗
Who runs the connection layer?
Documented phone, video, messaging, commissary/deposit and mail relationships in the curated county dataset. Counts are service relationships, so one county can contribute more than once.
What can families actually find out?
Availability matrix. A dot means the project has documented information for that category; a dash means absent or not yet documented. This deliberately does not collapse the matrix into a score.
| County | Roster | History | Official | Phone | Video | Messages | Money | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Ashland | ● | ● | — | — | ● | — | — | — |
| Barron | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | — | ● |
| Bayfield | ● | ● | — | ● | — | ● | ● | ● |
| Brown | — | — | — | — | ● | — | ● | ● |
| Buffalo | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Burnett | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Calumet | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | — | ● | ● |
| Chippewa | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Clark | ● | ● | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Columbia | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Crawford | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Dane | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Dodge | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Door | ● | ● | — | ● | — | — | ● | ● |
| Douglas | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Dunn | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Eau Claire | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Florence | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Fond Du Lac | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● |
| Forest | ● | ● | — | — | — | — | ● | — |
| Grant | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | — | — |
| Green | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Green Lake | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Iowa | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Iron | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Jackson | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Jefferson | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | — | — |
| Juneau | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Kenosha | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Kewaunee | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● | — |
| La Crosse | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Lafayette | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | — | — |
| Langlade | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | — | ● | ● |
| Lincoln | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | — | ● | ● |
| Manitowoc | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Marathon | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Marinette | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Marquette | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Menominee | ● | ● | — | ● | — | — | ● | ● |
| Milwaukee | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Monroe | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Oconto | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Oneida | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Outagamie | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | — | — | ● |
| Ozaukee | ● | ● | — | — | ● | — | ● | ● |
| Pepin | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Pierce | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Polk | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● |
| Portage | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Price | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Racine | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● |
| Richland | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Rock | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Rusk | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Sauk | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Sawyer | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Shawano | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Sheboygan | — | — | — | ● | ● | — | — | ● |
| St. Croix | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Taylor | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Trempealeau | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Vernon | ● | ● | — | — | — | — | ● | ● |
| Vilas | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | — | — | — |
| Walworth | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Washburn | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Washington | ● | ● | — | ● | — | — | ● | ● |
| Waukesha | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● |
| Waupaca | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Waushara | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | — | — |
| Winnebago | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | — | ● | ● |
| Wood | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
Observable means present in the latest source that has passed the project's publication gates. Vendor account-directory sources are not treated as authoritative custody rosters.
First observed means present in the latest complete snapshot and absent from the immediately prior one. It is not automatically a new arrest or booking.
Apparent exit means absent from the latest complete snapshot after appearing in the prior one. It may represent release, transfer, source behavior, or another change.
Generated 2026-09-27 15:58:42 UTC. The page contains aggregates only; person names and identifiers are intentionally excluded.