Houghton Work Camp Overview
The Houghton County Work Camp is listed by the Houghton County Sheriff's Office at an Airpark Boulevard address in Calumet. It is connected to Houghton's work camp, work crew, and work-release-related programming. The work camp should not be described as the main Keweenaw jail and should not be treated as a public online roster. For a Keweenaw County inmate, the first custody check remains the Keweenaw sheriff or Houghton County Corrections, depending on whether the person has transferred from the local 72-hour lockup.
Houghton's work-release program material says non-violent and most misdemeanor-offense inmates may participate on the Houghton County Work Crew. Approval is by the jail administrator or sheriff. Participants must be drug and alcohol free and are subject to PPT testing. The work crew provides community service. None of the official Houghton materials says every Keweenaw inmate is eligible, so work-camp status must be confirmed through corrections staff.
The work camp also should be kept separate from court release. A person may be in custody, on a work crew, or assigned to a program while still having active court obligations. Work camp status does not erase charges, change bond, or prove the final result of a case. For Keweenaw County cases, court status should still be checked through MiCOURT or the Keweenaw court clerk, while housing and work-program details should be checked through Houghton corrections.
The image below comes from the official work camp page that shows the facility address and weekend visitation language.
View the official Houghton County Work Camp page for the source screen captured in this facility record.
The work camp source is narrow but useful because it supplies the specific weekend visit window and shows that the site is separate from the main corrections facility address.
Houghton Work Camp Population
No official work camp capacity figure was located in the research. Houghton County publishes capacity for the main Houghton County Corrections Facility, but the work camp page does not provide a separate bed count, current count, or average daily work camp population. Because of that, the work camp capacity should be marked as not published rather than inferred from the main jail's 28-bed figure.
The population held at or assigned through the Houghton County Work Camp is narrower than the general jail population. It is tied to approved non-violent and most misdemeanor-offense inmates who meet Houghton work-crew rules. For Keweenaw County searches, the important distinction is eligibility. A Keweenaw arrestee transferred to Houghton is not automatically a work camp inmate.
That limit affects how the public should read work camp records. A missing work camp assignment does not mean the person is not in Houghton custody. It may only mean the person is housed at the main corrections facility, is not approved for work crew, has a case status that prevents participation, or has been released. Houghton corrections staff are the source for that distinction.
Lookup Houghton Work Camp Status
No official public roster was found for the Houghton County Work Camp. Work camp status must be checked through Houghton County Corrections because work crew approval, housing status, visits, and service rules are controlled by Houghton corrections staff. If the person was arrested in Keweenaw County, start with the Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office when the arrest is recent, then call Houghton if the person was transferred or may have been held beyond the local lockup period.
- Call Houghton County Corrections and ask whether the person is housed by Houghton or assigned to work camp or work crew status.
- Provide full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and whether the case began with the Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office.
- Ask whether the person is eligible for weekend in-person work camp visits or only standard Houghton video visitation.
- Use Michigan VINE for custody notifications if a matching record appears in the statewide notification system.
- Use MiCOURT or the Keweenaw court clerk for case status because work camp assignment is not the same as a court disposition.
Houghton Work Camp Contact
The work camp page lists the Calumet location, while the corrections phone is the practical route for inmate questions. Before visiting or sending anything, confirm whether the person is assigned to the work camp, housed at the main corrections facility, released, moved to court, or otherwise unavailable for visits. The same corrections phone used for Houghton County Corrections inmate questions should be used for work camp verification.
Houghton County Work Camp
23661 Airpark Boulevard
Calumet, MI 49913
906-482-1742
Call Houghton County Corrections for inmate status and visit confirmation
Houghton Work Camp Visits
The official Houghton County Work Camp page states that in-person visitation is on weekends only and that visits are scheduled by the inmate between 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The page does not list weekday visits. Because the visit is inmate-scheduled, a family member or friend should not assume a walk-in visit is available without confirmation from the inmate and Houghton corrections staff.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday-Friday | Not published for work camp | No weekday in-person schedule listed |
| Saturday | 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | In-person, scheduled by inmate |
| Sunday | 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | In-person, scheduled by inmate |
| Main jail video visits | Check Houghton Corrections rules | May apply if housed at main facility |
Visitors should bring valid identification and confirm any entry rules by phone. The research did not locate a separate work camp dress code, property rule, or ADA entry note.
Houghton Work Camp Services
No separate work camp mail, phone, money, or commissary rule was found in the official work camp source. Use Houghton County Corrections rules unless staff gives a different work camp instruction. Houghton Corrections lists InmateSales.com for phone and video visits, JailATM with PLC #1364 for inmate account payments, AllPaid/GovPayNet with PLC #1364 for bond payments, and AxxS tablets with funds through InmateSales.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| No separate work camp mail rule found; confirm with Houghton Corrections | |
| Phone or video | Use Houghton Corrections guidance and InmateSales.com where applicable |
| Money deposit | JailATM with PLC #1364 if staff confirms it applies |
| Bond payment | AllPaid/GovPayNet with PLC #1364 after court and custody confirmation |
| Tablets | AxxS tablet services are listed for Houghton Corrections |
Houghton Work Camp Assignment
Work camp assignment is not the same as street-arrest booking. A Keweenaw County arrest starts with the Keweenaw sheriff, and longer custody may transfer to Houghton County Corrections when a bed is available. Work camp or work crew status comes later, if the person is housed by Houghton and approved under Houghton rules. The official work-release material says participants are approved by the jail administrator or sheriff, must remain drug and alcohol free, and are subject to PPT testing.
The work crew provides community service, and the eligible pool is described as non-violent and most misdemeanor-offense inmates. A felony charge, violent allegation, disciplinary issue, hold, medical issue, court order, or staff decision may affect eligibility. The research did not locate an appeal form, application page, or public list of approved participants.
For families trying to plan visits or funds, the assignment question comes before the service question. If the person is at the main corrections facility, Houghton's video visitation and vendor rules may control. If the person is at the work camp, the weekend inmate-scheduled visit rule may apply. If the person has returned to court, been released, or moved to another agency, neither work camp nor main jail visit plans may be useful.
The Houghton work-release program page gives more detail about the work crew standard and testing requirements.
View the official Houghton County work-release program page for the work crew source material.
The work-release source helps separate approved work crew status from general Houghton custody, which is a common point of confusion in Keweenaw transfer searches.
Houghton Work Camp Records
Work camp records may involve several offices. Houghton corrections staff can confirm housing, visit status, and program assignment. Keweenaw sheriff records may cover the original arrest, booking, incident report, or transport record if the case began in Keweenaw County. MiCOURT can show court events and filed charges, while Michigan VINE can provide custody notifications when a matching record is available. MDOC OTIS is used only after a state sentence or MDOC supervision, not for normal work camp custody.
No official Keweenaw sheriff app or Houghton work camp public roster was located in the research. Phone confirmation is therefore the core channel for current status. For current location questions that may involve the main jail instead of the work camp, the Houghton County Corrections Facility record is the better facility match.
Note: Confirm work camp assignment before travel because weekend visits are inmate-scheduled and not every Houghton inmate is eligible.