This is a private reference site, not the Taylor County Sheriff's Office or any government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, pull an official booking record, or change a court record. Use the official offices below for those requests.
Where to Start for Taylor County Records
The Taylor County Jail and Sheriff's Office are located at 224 S 2nd St, Medford, WI 54451. For current jail questions, call the jail line at 715.748.1431. The sheriff's main office number is 715.748.2200, Data Records is 715.748.1448, Civil Process is 715.748.1449, and the fax number is 715.748.3813. Sheriff Corey Dassow and Chief Deputy Chad Kowalczyk are listed on the official sheriff page. Published jail lobby or records-counter hours were not located in the research, so call before visiting.
For court filings after an arrest, the Taylor County Clerk of Court is Jill Scheithauer. The clerk's office phone is 715.748.1425 and fax is 715.748.1936. Clerk staff can help with court-record access, but the county states that staff cannot give legal advice. The Taylor County District Attorney's Office lists DA Kristi Tlusty and Victim Witness Coordinator Amy Merrill at 715.748.1450.
Use the record path that matches the question:
- For a person believed to be in Taylor County Jail, start with jail inmate records and the jail line at 715.748.1431.
- For booking photos or available image records, review jail roster mugshots and contact Data Records at 715.748.1448 or use the official records request form.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Wisconsin Circuit Court Access.
- For the local detention facility, use the Taylor County Jail page.
- For someone sentenced to Wisconsin DOC custody or supervision, use the Wisconsin DOC Inmate and Offender Search at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/home.do.
- For federal custody or immigration detention, use the BOP locator at bop.gov/inmateloc or the ICE locator at locator.ice.gov/odls.
The official Taylor County Sheriff's Office records request form is available at taylorcounty.formstack.com/forms/recordsrequest. VINELink for Wisconsin custody status and notifications is available at vinelink.vineapps.com/state/WI.