- To search, learn about charges, next court actions and other case information, visit the Wisconsin Circuit Court website.
- View an overall Legal System Flowchart
Buffalo County uses Stellar Services for inmate funds and communications.
Click this link – Setting Up an Account – to view a pamphlet on starting your CIDNET account to communicate via video and text to your incarcerated loved one.
You can put money on your loved one’s account by using Jailatm.com. You will search for Buffalo County Jail, and then your inmates’ name to add funds to their accounts.
Commissary Program
Commissary Service is available to inmates for obtaining basic personal items. This service will be explained to the inmate upon arrival to the jail.
- Commissary items include:
- Beverages
- Clothing
- Debit time (phone) minutes
- Hygiene items
- Mail kits
- Snack foods
- Stationary
Depositing Funds
In effort to provide a convenience to the public, an electronic deposit kiosk has been installed and can be found located on the second floor of the courthouse near the Sheriff’s Office entry.
You can search by the inmate’s name and deposit funds for that individual. The convenience is that funds may be deposited at any time without having to enter the Sheriff’s Office.
If you have any questions regarding the use of the Stellar Teller kiosk, you may contact dispatch.
Health Care
The jail shall provide necessary medical treatment and emergency dental care for inmates while incarcerated. Inmates are responsible for payment of medical costs they incur while incarcerated.
Medications
Medications are distributed by jail staff under the supervision of a doctor and nurse. No medications or treatments will be administered unless they are prescribed by a physician. Inmates are encouraged to bring their own prescription medications and medical equipment to the jail.
Meals
Inmates are served nutritionally balanced meals. An inmate shall be provided with a special diet only if ordered by a physician.
Personal Property
The only items accepted into the jail are medications and medical equipment prescribed by a doctor.
Items Not Accepted
Personal items such as books, magazines, puzzles, games, etc. are generally not permitted.
Releasing Property
Property may be released from the inmate to a family or friend, after signing a property release form.
Release Privileges
When your loved one is sentenced to a jail term, the privilege of work release may be granted by the court. Work release only allows travel directly to and from work. It does not allow a stop at home, the store, a meeting place or anywhere else.
Reasons for Releases
Release for medical appointments, counseling, treatment, homemaking services, child care, education or other purposes are only allowed if permitted in the court documents and must be followed exactly. Your loved one may ask the court to permit such release, but its not available until his or her sentence permits these types of release.