This is a private reference site, not a Vernon County government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. For those actions, use the government office or locator that controls the record.
Where to Ask
For local jail custody, the primary facility is the Vernon County Detention Center, operated by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Roy Torgerson. The Sheriff's Office and Detention Center are at 1320 Bad Axe Court, Viroqua, WI 54665. The main Sheriff's Office phone is 608-637-2123, the jail phone is 608-638-5780, and the records phone is 608-638-5710. Records requests may be sent to vcsorecords@vernoncountywi.gov, and general jail email may be sent to vcdc@vernoncountywi.gov. Public office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For court files after charges are filed, contact the Vernon County Clerk of Courts at 400 Courthouse Square, Suite 115, Viroqua, WI 54665, phone 608-637-5340. Use the list below to match the question to the right source.
- For a person in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the jail phone line.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the Sheriff's Office records request process.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, WCCA, and the Clerk of Courts.
- For a facility-specific question, use the Vernon County Detention Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Wisconsin state offender, use the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator, not the county jail phone.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal BOP locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.