This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or obtain an official booking record. Contact the government office that holds the record for those services.
Official Rusk County Record Routes
Use the Sheriff's Office for Sheriff-held booking and jail records, the jail for a narrow present-custody question, and the Clerk or state agencies for records in their separate systems.
Rusk County Sheriff's Office: 311 Miner Ave. E., Suite L100, Ladysmith, WI 54848; 715-532-2189; records requests at mrmurphy@ruskcountywi.gov. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Rusk County Jail: 311 Miner Avenue East, Ladysmith, WI 54848; non-emergency 715-532-2200; business hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- For current local custody, open the official Rusk County Jail PDF and, if necessary, call the jail.
- For a specific booking record or a releasable photograph, send a focused request to the Sheriff's published records email.
- For a circuit-court case or document, use WCCA to identify the case and contact the Rusk Clerk of Circuit Court at 715-532-2108.
- For state prison or supervision status, use the Wisconsin Department of Corrections PIOC and Offender Search.
- For a federal or immigration custody question, use the appropriate BOP or ICE locator, not the county roster.