The Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office, is a full service law enforcement organization. The Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office is organized into the three large divisions: Law Enforcement Division; Corrections Division; and, Support Division. The Law Enforcement Division includes Road Patrol, Detective Bureau and the Records Bureau. The Corrections Division includes Jail Transport, Plus Office and the County Jail. The Support Division includes units such as Aviation and Marine.
The Road Patrol and Detective Bureau serve a population of approximately 212,000 citizens. The total area covered in the county includes 810 square miles. The Saginaw County Jail houses 513 inmates on a daily basis.
The Sheriff’s Office has contracts with MBS Airport, Juvenile Courts, Saginaw County Health Department, Albee, Maple Grove and Jonesfield Townships, and the Village of Merrill. The Sheriff’s Office also provides security for the Saginaw County Courthouse and has transport units that escort inmates throughout the court system and the state. Six full-time employees serve the public with records, gun checks and civil process.
In addition to the full time service provided by the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office, there are also approximately 80 to 100 support officers who serve six (6) support divisions: Aviation, Chaplin/Victim Advocate, Civil Process, Handicap Parking, Emergency Response, Marine Patrol/Dive Team, and Posse. On a yearly basis, the support members who make up these divisions dedicate more than 17,000 hours of service per year to the citizens of Saginaw County.
