Find Saginaw Correctional Facility Inmates

Saginaw Correctional Facility Overview

Saginaw Correctional Facility is operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections. MDOC identifies it as a prison for adult males, ages 18 and older, with Level I, Level II, and Level IV security. It opened in 1993 in Tittabawassee Township, and MDOC describes the physical plant as a 43-acre facility on a 142-acre site. The prison has 11 main buildings totaling about 303,850 square feet.

This facility should not be searched through the Saginaw County Jail app or automated county jail line. A person arrested in Saginaw County usually begins in local custody, but a felony prison sentence moves the person to MDOC custody. Once that happens, the statewide MDOC Offender Tracking Information System, known as OTIS, is the proper locator. Saginaw Correctional Facility also holds state prisoners from across Michigan, not only people whose criminal cases started in Saginaw County.

Saginaw Correctional Facility Population

The most specific population figures in the research come from the MDOC May 2026 offender population report. That report lists Saginaw Correctional Facility with a net operating capacity of 1,488 and a current population of 1,469. Those numbers describe the prison's state custody population, not the Saginaw County Jail population and not the county's current arrest count.

Lookup Saginaw Correctional Facility Inmates

Use MDOC OTIS for Saginaw Correctional Facility inmate lookup. OTIS covers people under MDOC jurisdiction, including prisoners, parolees, probationers, absconders, escapees, interstate compact transfers, and people discharged within three years. OTIS does not include county jail inmates, city lockup inmates, people sentenced only to jail, or arrested people who have not yet been sentenced to MDOC custody.

1. Open the MDOC OTIS offender search form.
2. Search by MDOC number if known, or by last name and first name.
3. Use filters such as sex, race, age, offender status, and marks, scars, or tattoos when the name is common.
4. Open the profile and check the current facility, offender status, offense, sentence, and public release information.
5. Confirm urgent status, transfer, or release questions with MDOC or the court file, because OTIS warns that some data may change.

Saginaw Correctional Facility Contact

MDOC publishes the prison's address, phone number, warden, and email route for general questions and visiting applications. Use the MDOC contact route for prison visiting or application questions. Do not send Saginaw Correctional Facility mail, money, or visiting questions to the county jail, because the systems are separate.

MDOC lists Adam Douglas as warden for Saginaw Correctional Facility. The facility page is the source to check for current administrative contact details before mailing forms or planning a visit.

Saginaw Correctional Facility Visits

State-prison visiting follows MDOC rules and differs from county jail visitation. MDOC maintains a statewide Visiting a Prisoner page and a separate in-person visiting schedule index with facility-specific schedules. The research identifies mdoc-saginaw-public@michigan.gov as the email for general questions and visiting applications.

Facility-specific visiting times can change. The MDOC in-person schedule index is the source to use before travel, especially for housing-unit restrictions, schedule changes, holidays, or facility security needs.

Saginaw Correctional Facility Mail and Money

Saginaw Correctional Facility mail and money rules follow MDOC family resources and facility instructions, not Saginaw County Jail vendors. The research file does not document a facility-specific deposit fee table for the prison, so no fee amounts should be invented beyond the MDOC video-visit charge. County jail vendors such as ExpressAccount are for Saginaw County Jail, not for prisoners in MDOC custody.

Saginaw County Jail vs Prison

The most common lookup mistake is using the county jail route for someone in state prison, or using OTIS for someone who is still in local jail. A person arrested in Saginaw County may start at Saginaw County Jail, appear in 70th District Court, move to Circuit Court after bindover, and later enter MDOC custody if sentenced to prison. Once MDOC takes custody, OTIS becomes the main locator.

Saginaw Correctional Facility Programs

MDOC's facility page gives Saginaw Correctional Facility local detail beyond basic custody. The physical plant includes three Level II buildings, three Level IV buildings, one Level I building, and buildings for education, programs, administration, food service, health care, and maintenance. The Level II units include three dog programs: Paws With A Cause, Blue Star Dog Program, and Iron Paws.

MDOC's November 2025 Corrections Connection described a veterans unit at Saginaw Correctional Facility as a one-of-a-kind housing unit for honorably discharged veterans incarcerated in Michigan. The newsletter described specialized services and VA representative access. Those details are useful for understanding the prison's program identity, but they do not change how inmate lookup works. OTIS remains the search tool.

MDOC

Michigan Department of Corrections, the state agency that operates Saginaw Correctional Facility.

OTIS

The public MDOC offender lookup for prisoners and certain supervision statuses.

Security Level

A custody classification that helps determine housing and supervision in prison.

State Prison

A facility for people sentenced to state correctional custody, separate from the county jail.