This is a private reference site, not the Vilas County Sheriff's Office, Vilas County Jail, a court, or a records custodian. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visits, pull official booking records, or change a court record. For official action, use the government office that controls the record.
Where to Ask for Vilas County Records
Most jail and sheriff records start with the Vilas County Jail and Sheriff's Office at 330 Court Street, Eagle River, WI 54521. Sheriff Gerard Ritter is the elected sheriff, and William Weiss is listed as jail administrator. For custody questions, call the jail at 715-479-0628. Dispatch is 715-479-4441. Public records requests go through the sheriff records division at 715-479-0613, 715-479-0605, 715-479-0607, or records@vilascountywi.gov. The records window is open Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM, excluding holidays.
For court-filed case records after an arrest, the Vilas County Clerk of Circuit Court is Beth A. Soltow at 715-479-3632. For prosecution questions, the Vilas County District Attorney is Karl Hayes at 715-479-3614. The list below separates the common search routes so custody, court, and correctional records are not mixed together.
- For someone held in Vilas County Jail, start with jail inmate records and the sheriff's official current inmate list PDF.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff records request process.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and Wisconsin Circuit Court Access.
- For facility details, use the Vilas County Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Wisconsin state prisoner, use the Wisconsin Department of Corrections locator rather than the county jail list.
- For a federal prisoner or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE detainee locator as the appropriate fallback.
- For custody or case notifications, WI VINE is the Wisconsin notification option when the person or case is covered by that system.