Community Reintegration Center is a 630-bed jail based in Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. You can reach them anytime for inmate information at 414-427-4775.
Arrested individuals, whether for misdemeanors or felonies, are brought here for booking and processing. Depending on the charges, they may remain incarcerated until they are either bonded out, released on their own recognizance, or held until their trial concludes.
The inmate search tool allows you to access the facility's inmate roster and see who is currently in custody.
Inmates sentenced to less than one year will serve their time at this jail. Sentences longer than one year result in transfers to either the Wisconsin State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
This page provides all the information you need regarding inmate services, including the visitation schedule, how to fund an inmate's account, sending mail, receiving phone calls, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond details, and commissary purchases.
It's important to save the inmate's jail ID or booking number for correspondence. If you cannot locate it online, contact Community Reintegration Center at 414-427-4775 for help.
Phone: 414-427-4775
Physical Address:
8885 South 68th Street
Franklin, WI 53132
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & booking number, housing unit, cell number
Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center
8885 South 68th Street
Franklin, WI 53132
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & booking number, housing unit, cell number
Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center
8885 South 68th Street
Franklin, WI 53132
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Community Reintegration Center, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 414-427-4775 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up the Criminal Court case of an offender in this county, online.
Community Reintegration Center Inmate Search
The Community Reintegration Center maintains an average of 630 offenders in custody on any given day. The Community Reintegration Center has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Milwaukee County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 35,000 offenders.
The following charts of Milwaukee County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Milwaukee County Corrections Department, the state of Wisconsin Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Milwaukee County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Milwaukee County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years.
⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessAs the second detention facility in Milwaukee County the 630-bed Community Reintegration Center offers programs that are not available in other institutions and are focused on assisting inmates to reintegrate into the community upon their release.
Programs are provided within the facility and also arrange for services after release to ensure they are able to access the social services necessary, treatments that are helping them to develop coping strategies and learn new skills, and to help with housing and employment. A job center has been developed with Community Reintegration Center to support each inmate leaving with a job to go to, and a work crew is in place that allows inmates to earn one day off of their sentence for every 24 they work within the center in laundry, food services, or other tasks.
Education is offered in the form of GEDs and special programming for any minors who are being tried and sentenced as an adult, and a work readiness program prepares inmates to be independent and to gain employment and build careers.
A Day Reporting Center is also located at to allow those who have nonviolent charges and are under deferred prosecution to check in each day and ensure they meet all of the requirements of the court.
A mental health team cares for the mental health of all residents, a fatherhood initiative provides coaching on being a good parent and cognitive thinking in parenting, bible study is available, and they may even attend forklift training.
A women’s reentry program focuses on moving on, parenting, safety, beyond violence, mindfulness, and trauma informed yoga, along with life skills and women support groups.
Mail: Mail is checked for contraband, and must have a full return address with the name and address of the sender to be accepted. Any media must be directly from the publisher and all books must be paperback.
Phones: In all common areas within housing units there are phones available that inmates may use when they are not in class or eating meals to call their friends or family.
Visitation: All visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance to be approved. Visiting hours are on Saturday and Sunday from 7am until 7pm, and they are 30 minutes in length, with one visit per weekend for each inmate.
After arrest, individuals are processed at Community Reintegration Center, where they undergo a series of steps that determine their charges and whether they’ll be released on their own recognizance, allowed to post bail, or held until their court date.
The first rule for anyone arrested is to remain silent. Anything they say can be used in court, so it’s best to speak only to an attorney about the incident.
Here are the typical stages of the booking process at Community Reintegration Center:
Booking time varies, with some cases completed in an hour, but more complex cases, or those involving uncooperative behavior, can take up to 48 hours. If you need details about an offender’s bail or bond, contact the facility at 414-427-4775.
If someone is taken to Community Reintegration Center in Franklin for booking, the next steps depend on their case:
1. The individual may be released without bail, under a promise to appear at a court hearing.
2. They could be held in custody until their trial.
3. They may post a bail or bond for release. To find out the exact bail amount, call 414-427-4775.
Bail payments can be handled in various ways.
For a comprehensive guide to the bail process in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, visit the Community Reintegration Center Bail FAQ page.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessHow Do You Visit an Inmate in the Community Reintegration Center? What is the Schedule?
REMOTE VISITATION SCHEDULE
DAY | TIMES |
MONDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
TUESDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
WEDNESDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
THURSDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
FRIDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
SATURDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
SUNDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
How it Works with GettingOut
1. Register an account.
2. Select Community Reintegration Center
3. Choose either an INMATE ACCOUNT or FRIENDS & FAMILY ACCOUNT.
4. You will then receive prompts to validate both your identity and phone number .
5. Again, choose your inmate's facility, then type their name and select your inmate.
GettingOut will then guide you through the steps needed to arrange your remote visit.
Customer Service for GettingOut
If you have any questions, you can call them at 866-516-0115.
GettingOut online contact form
Frequently Asked Questions
The GettingOut App is available on Google Play and Apple Store.
To visit an inmate in Milwaukee County, whether by video or in person 'at the jail', follow these steps:
Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate, which is explained and outlined in detail on our Visit Inmate Page, Milwaukee County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of GettingOut.
There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in Community Reintegration Center:
1. Using the GettingOut Kiosk at the jail.
2. Using your computer from home.
3. Using your phone on the GettingOut apps.
To remotely visit an inmate in Milwaukee County follow these steps:
1. Start by confirming that Community Reintegration Center's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up Milwaukee County here.
2. The next step is to create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select Community Reintegration Center, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.
Other Milwaukee County Services provided by GettingOut:
- Phone Calls & Voicemail
- Email, Photo & Video Sharing
- Inmate Tablet Rental
- Deposits
Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Community Reintegration Center Visitation Services you can call them at 866-516-0115.
Frequently Asked Questions
* All the information you need to have complete knowledge about inmate visitation; policies, rules, fees, schedules, tips, dress codes, and children, lawyers and clergy visitation in Milwaukee County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.
Community Reintegration Center Phone: 414-427-4775
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Community Reintegration Center’s Inmate Visitation Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 414-427-4775 for further assistance.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessCan I Use My Computer or Phone to Have a Remote Video Visit with an Inmate in the Community Reintegration Center?
REMOTE VISITATION SCHEDULE
DAY | TIMES |
MONDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
TUESDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
WEDNESDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
THURSDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
FRIDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
SATURDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
SUNDAY | 7:30AM - 2:00PM 3:00PM - 8:30PM |
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Community Reintegration Center’s Video Remote Visitation Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 414-427-4775 for further assistance.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessHow Do You Deposit Money for an Inmate in the Community Reintegration Center?
1. Online - Making a deposit using a verified Visa or Mastercard online, or using their Apple or Android App.
2. By phone - Dial 866.345.1884 to reach their 24/7 Access Corrections domestic call centers.
3. Jail Lobby Kiosk - Kiosks accept cash, credit cards, and debit cards.
4. Mail-in Lockbox - Friends or Family who do not have a credit or debit card can mail money orders to their secure lockbox to make deposits to an inmate’s account. Depositors use a customized form that captures all needed information. Upon receipt, they process and post the deposits to the inmate's trust fund in approximately 48 hours.
Money orders may be mailed to inmates at:
Access Corrections
P.O. Box 12486
St. Louis, MO 63132
Money orders must be made out to "Access Secure Deposits".
Include the state, city, inmate name and ID number on all money orders.
5. Walk-in Cash Deposits - Go to any Cash Pay Today location to deposit cash to your inmate's account.
Secure Deposits - Frequently Asked Questions
Secure Deposits - Video Tutorial on How it Works
Secure Deposits - Help Pages
Customer Service Contacts:
Phone: 866-345-1884
Email: customerservice@accesscorrections.com
Online Chat - Look for 'bubble' on bottom right of the page linked here.
To send commissary money to an inmate in Community Reintegration Center follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Community Reintegration Center.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Community Reintegration Center’s Inmate Money and Trust Fund Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 414-427-4775 for further assistance.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessHow Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Community Reintegration Center?
To set up a phone account so that your inmate can call you from Milwaukee County do the following:
1. Enroll in an account with Securus Technologies.
2. Choose one of three account types, Securus Debit, Advance Connect or Direct Bill.
3. Choose [facility_name_1}, then connect with your inmate.
4. If you have any questions, call Securus: 972-734-1111 or 800-844-6591.
To find out fees, how to's, calling times, limits on phone calls and other systems Securus has do that you can communicate with your Milwaukee County inmate, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your inmate's phone calls are recorded and stored. It is advised not to discuss their pending case.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Community Reintegration Center’s Inmate Phone Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 414-427-4775 for further assistance.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessHow do I Mail an Inmate in the Community Reintegration Center, and what can I send them?
Postcards
The Community Reintegration Center allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature.
Envelopes
The Community Reintegration Center also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates as well, as long as there is nothing in the envelope except letters, drawings and tasteful photos. Greeting cards are not permitted. Envelopes may include a Money order or Cashier's Check made out to the inmate. This will be retained by Staff and applied to the inmate's commissary account.
All Mail should be addressed as follows:
Inmate's Full Name & booking number, housing unit, cell number
Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center
8885 South 68th Street
Franklin, WI 53132
Be sure to put a complete return address on the upper left corner of your envelope.
Newspapers
This jail allows inmates to receive newspapers in the mail as long as it is a subscription and send directly from the publishers.
Magazines
This jail allows inmates to receive magazines in the mail as long as it is a subscription and send directly from the publishers. The jail prohibits inmates from receiving the following magazines: Playboy, Penthouse, Maxim and any weapons magazines
Books
This jail will allow inmates to receive softcover/paperback books from the following publisher only: Penguin Random House, HarperCollins Publishers, or Simon & Schuster Publishers.
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books-a-Million etc, are not approved and any books sent by these places will be refused and the inmate will not get them. Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Community Reintegration Center standards will be disposed of.
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.
All Newspapers, Magazines and Books shipped to Inmate should be addressed as follows:
Inmate's Full Name & booking number, housing unit, cell number
Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center
8885 South 68th Street
Franklin, WI 53132
Care packages
Care packages are pre-chosen items packaged together and sent to the inmate from a third-party vendor. They can include clothing, snacks and seasonal items.
Community Reintegration Center allows care packages from icaregifts.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Community Reintegration Center’s Inmate Mail Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 414-427-4775 for further assistance.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessCan I purchase Commissary Online for an Inmate in the Community Reintegration Center, and what can I purchase?
The service they use is called icaregifts.
Instructions
1. Register here.
2. Click the "Find an Inmate" button and enter your loved one’s first name, last name, or inmate number. When the information is entered correctly, click the “Search” button to confirm they are in the system.
3. Select the icare gift you want to send them.
4. Confirm the order in your confirmation email.
5. Community Reintegration Center has up to 30 days to give your icaregift pack to your inmate.
6. You will receive a confirmation email when it is delivered.
There are a total of fourteen (14) pre-determined icaregift packs available to choose from.
They range in price from $10.49 for ten pre-stamped envelopes, 2 pens and a pad of writing paper…
… to $104.99 for a box of 85 snack and food items…
… with many gift packs priced in between.
Resources
Frequently Asked Questions (you must have an inmate chosen in order to review these FAQs for Community Reintegration Center
Contact Info:
888-439-5020 - 8AM–9PM ET, 7 days a week.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Community Reintegration Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Community Reintegration Center, as well as sending money to the inmate so that they can purchase their own items, check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Milwaukee County.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Community Reintegration Center’s Commissary Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 414-427-4775 for further assistance.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessHow Can I Communicate with an Inmate in the Community Reintegration Center using an Online Messaging Service?
Community Reintegration Center contracts with GTL GettingOut, the same service that handles Inmate Phone Systems and Video Visitation, for sending secure messages and photos between you and your inmate.
If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select Community Reintegration Center,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.
How Messaging Works
Watch this video on how to send a message.
1. Messages can be up to 500 characters long, including punctuation. At the bottom of your message there is a 'character countdown' feature.
2. After you click the “CONTINUE” button, you can review the cost to send your message to your inmate. You can also attach credits for your inmate to reply to your message. Be sure to accept the Terms and Conditions and click the “SEND” button for your message to be successfully delivered to your inmate.
How Uploading Photos Works
Watch this video on how to upload a photo.
1. Select the Photos Tab.
2. Select “Take New Photo” or “Upload New Photo”.
3. Take a new photo with your webcam, or select "Choose File" to upload a photo from your computer.
4. Give your photo a Title or add it to the "Gallery" of your choice.
5. Select the "Share" button.
6. Select your inmate(s) and then select "Share".
7. Once the photo is approved, it will be shared with your inmate(s).
Customer Service Questions
'Online' Contact Form, or
Call 866-516-0115
To mail or email an inmate in Milwaukee County follow these steps:
When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please follow these instructions:
Emailing Messages & Photos
Facility_name_1} contracts with GTL GettingOut, the same service that handles iInmate Phone Systems and Video Visitation, for sending secure messages and photos between you and your inmate.
If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select Community Reintegration Center,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.
Customer Service Questions
'Online' Contact Form, or
Call 866-516-0115
Go here to this FAQ to get answers to how the transition to ViaPath from GTL and gettingout will affect your account.
All the information you need to understand mail and email policies for Milwaukee County can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Community Reintegration Center’s Text and Email Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 414-427-4775 for further assistance.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessDo Inmates in the Community Reintegration Center have Access to Tablets or Computers?
The devices are similar to common handheld tablets, but are made exclusively by GettingOut, a GTL / Viapath company.
Tablets offer specialized content and services for inmates to use during their stay at Community Reintegration Center, such as:
- Free services are already available for use on the device at Community Reintegration Center.
- Subscription services are funded separately by family and friends with deposits made into an inmate’s Debit Link account.
- Community Reintegration Center Inmates will then be able to purchase subscription services and premium content to enjoy.
What Does a Tablet Cost?
To estimate costs for tablets and other services such as phone calls, sign in to your account and click “Rate & Fees Calculator” in the footer (bottom of the page), but the following gives you a general idea.
Game Center:
30-Day Subscription: $4.99, with an additional $1.00 service infrastructure charge ($5.99)
Fourteen-Day Subscription: $2.99, with an additional $0.75 service infrastructure charge ($3.74)
Seven-Day Subscription: $1.99, with an additional $0.50 service infrastructure charge ($2.49)
Unlimited eBooks:
Thirty-Day Subscription: $1.99, with an additional $1.00 service infrastructure charge ($2.99)
Fourteen-Day Subscription: $0.99, with an additional $0.75 service infrastructure charge ($1.74)
Seven-Day Subscription: $0.49, with an additional $0.50 service infrastructure charge ($0.99)
Streaming Music:
Thirty-Day Subscription: $8.99, with an additional $16.00 service infrastructure charge ($24.99)
Fourteen-Day Subscription: $5.99, with an additional $9.00 service infrastructure charge ($14.99)
Seven-Day Subscription: $2.99, with an additional $5.00 service infrastructure charge ($7.99)
Newsfeed
Thirty-Day Subscription: $3.99, with an additional $6.00 service infrastructure charge ($9.99)
Fourteen-Day Subscription: $1.99, with an additional $5.00 service infrastructure charge ($6.99)
Seven-Day Subscription: $0.99, with an additional $3.00 service infrastructure charge ($3.99)
Same Day Subscription Services
Game Center: $0.99, with an additional $0.50 service infrastructure charge ($1.49)
Unlimited eBooks: $0.25, (Total = 0.25)
Newsfeed: $0.24, with an additional $0.75 service infrastructure charge ($0.99)
FM Radio: $0.24, with an additional $0.25 service infrastructure charge ($0.49)
All Subscription and message credit pricing is subject to state and local taxes.
Replacement Components - should your inmate break it...
Tablet: $249.99 per each
Charger: $8.99 per each
Earbuds: $2.99 per each
To find out how to get access to a tablet for inmate read the following:
1. First, Register or Sign In to GettingOut/GTL
2. Purchase the services you want for your Community Reintegration Center inmate.
3. All inmates have free access to the tablets to read their letters from family & friends, but there are many other services available to keep your inmate busy while incarcerated... such as Games, Books, Music and Movies. These other services come with fees that you can pay for when you pay for phone service.
To learn more about Tablet Rentals for inmates, including the cost, all the services available and everything else you need to know, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Community Reintegration Center’s Tablet Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 414-427-4775 for further assistance.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessWhat are the other City and County Jails in Milwaukee County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Milwaukee County?
This facility, known as "Community Reintegration Center" is also known as Milwaukee County Jail - South Facility, CCF - South, Milwaukee County Correctional Facility, Milwaukee County Jail, South Facility , Milwaukee County Jail, South Facility , Wisconsin, Milwaukee.