This private reference service is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or obtain an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly for those matters.
Custody and Record Contacts
For a Buffalo County booking, start with the Buffalo County Sheriff and Jail. The county's reviewed pages did not clearly post Sheriff office hours, so call before visiting. The current jail contact page still contains a stale sheriff name; current county information identifies Sheriff Jake Laehn.
407 S. 2nd Street
Alma, WI 54610
Mail: PO Box 396, Alma, WI 54610
Jail information: 608-685-4433
Tip line: 608-685-2847
Jail Administrator Emily Scholl: 608-685-6279
Emergency: 911
Booking and police-record requests are routed through the Sheriff records-request page and its NextRequest portal. The research found no fixed photo fee or guaranteed response time. For a court file, contact the Buffalo County Clerk of Courts at 608-685-6212, 407 S. 2nd Street, PO Box 68, Alma, WI 54610.
- Use the county lookup page for the official custody, court, records, and archive paths.
- Use VINELink or the county VINE page for notifications when a record is included.
- Use WCCA for public case information, not live jail status.
- Use the Wisconsin DOC locator only when state custody is plausible.
- For a federal or immigration custody question, use the BOP or ICE locator for that separate system.