Fox Lake Institution Overview
Wisconsin DOC identifies Fox Lake Correctional Institution as a medium-security adult institution in Dodge County. The facility is located about nine miles west of Waupun, which matters because Waupun and the surrounding Dodge County area contain several separate correctional systems. Fox Lake is not the Dodge County Jail, and it is not searched through a sheriff-hosted roster. It is a DOC prison for sentenced adult prisoners in state custody.
DOC lists W10237 Lake Emily Road, Fox Lake, Wisconsin 53933-0147, as the facility address and 920-928-3151 as the main phone number. DOC facility information names Brad Mlodzik as warden. For inmate lookup, visiting status, mail instructions, and account questions, the key distinction is custody type. A person arrested in Dodge County may begin at the Dodge County Jail in Juneau, but after a state prison sentence and DOC transfer, the Wisconsin DOC Inmate and Offender Locator becomes the proper search tool.
The physical plant is a major part of Fox Lake Correctional Institution's identity. DOC says the institution sits on 85 acres and is surrounded by about 1,200 acres owned by the State of Wisconsin. Its main structures include the entrance and armory, administration, chapel, food service, laundry, health services, education, nine housing units, recreation, garage, industries, maintenance, and vocational shop buildings. Two housing units are described as dormitory or barracks style.
The DOC facility page is the right visual source for this prison profile: Fox Lake Correctional Institution DOC page.
The image matches the same official DOC source used for the address, security level, location, physical plant, and visiting-handbook links.
Fox Lake Facility Scale
The available official HTML does not provide a rated bed capacity or current population count for Fox Lake Correctional Institution. It does provide sourced physical-scale figures from the DOC facility page. Those figures are still useful for understanding why Fox Lake is treated as a major Dodge County DOC facility rather than a small local holding site.
The 85-acre institution and surrounding state-owned land help explain the campus-style list of buildings, including education, industries, vocational shop, recreation, health services, and maintenance areas. Those details come from DOC's Fox Lake page and should not be read as a public daily population figure. If a current headcount is needed, the source has to be DOC, not the county jail.
Fox Lake Inmate Lookup
Use the Wisconsin DOC Inmate and Offender Locator for a Fox Lake Correctional Institution inmate search. DOC's general information says the locator is used for a Person in Our Care who has been sentenced to state prison and is housed in a DOC facility. DOC also warns that city and county jails are administered separately, so a person who is not found in the DOC locator may still be in a local jail or may need to be checked through VINELink or a county jail contact.
- Open the Wisconsin DOC Inmate and Offender Locator, not the Dodge County Jail roster path.
- Search with the person's name or other DOC search information available through the locator flow.
- Check the current facility field to see whether Fox Lake Correctional Institution is listed.
- If the person is not in DOC custody, check county-jail custody through Wisconsin VINELink or contact the county or city jail connected to the arrest.
This is the main split for Dodge County searches. The county jail covers local arrests, short county sentences, Huber, and some federal or ICE detainees. Fox Lake Correctional Institution covers sentenced state prisoners assigned to DOC. A person can move from the county system into DOC custody after sentencing, which changes the correct lookup source.
Fox Lake Address and Contact
Contact information should be used with the same custody distinction in mind. The Fox Lake office can confirm facility-specific procedures and route callers toward DOC rules, but county jail records, arrest booking records, and Dodge County Circuit Court filings are maintained through other Dodge County or Wisconsin systems.
Fox Lake Correctional Institution
W10237 Lake Emily Road
Fox Lake, WI 53933-0147
920-928-3151
Call the institution before travel, visits, or time-sensitive mail.
Fox Lake Visitation Rules
Visiting a person at Fox Lake Correctional Institution follows DOC and institution rules, not the Dodge County Jail's last-name schedule. State-prison visits generally require approval and scheduling, and visitors must follow the institution's visiting memos, dress code, property limits, and arrival instructions. DOC facility pages also link to visiting information and inmate handbooks, which are the source to check before planning a visit.
| Visiting Item | DOC Rule Path | Practical Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Approval | DOC and facility-specific visiting process | Do not assume a visitor can arrive without being approved. |
| Scheduling | Institution visiting memo and current DOC guidance | Confirm the allowed visit type, date, and arrival instructions before travel. |
| Identification | DOC visitor requirements | Bring required ID and follow the rules listed by the institution. |
| Dress and property | Facility visiting memo, handbook, and property limits | Rules differ from county jail visits and can affect entry. |
Note: Confirm the inmate's current facility and visit approval before traveling to Fox Lake Correctional Institution.
Fox Lake Mail and Money
Mail, phone, property, and money rules for Fox Lake Correctional Institution come from DOC, the facility's current visiting and handbook materials, and DOC money or property guidance. The available source material does not identify a single fee amount or vendor for Fox Lake deposits, so the information stays high level and points users to DOC sources instead of inventing deposit costs or package rules.
| Service | Source to Use | High-Level Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Regular mail | DOC facility mail and handbook instructions | Use the DOC-approved format for a Person in Our Care at Fox Lake. |
| Legal mail | DOC legal mail rules and facility instructions | Keep legal mail separate from personal letters and follow DOC labeling rules. |
| Money deposit | DOC money guidance and facility handbook | Check DOC-approved methods and fees before sending funds. |
| Phone or video | DOC communication rules and facility materials | State-prison communication rules are separate from Dodge County Jail vendor rules. |
Fox Lake Intake Status
Fox Lake Correctional Institution does not perform street-arrest booking for Dodge County. Local arrest intake belongs to the county jail process. DOC custody starts after a prison sentence and transfer, with state records, facility assignment, and classification handled through the corrections system. Dodge Correctional Institution is the state-prison comparison for reception, with admission, record development, medical and mental-health screening, classification, program-needs assessment, and placement decisions after sentencing.
By the time a person appears as housed at Fox Lake Correctional Institution, the lookup question has usually moved from booking status to DOC custody status. Court charges and case history may still be checked through Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, but the current prison location is a DOC locator issue. For local pretrial custody, use the county jail and WI VINE channels described on the Dodge County jail inmate records page.
About Fox Lake Correctional
Fox Lake Correctional Institution has a distinctive place in the Dodge County correctional map. DOC history identifies it as the first medium-security institution in the United States opened under a responsible-living, no-pass system concept. That local detail helps explain why Fox Lake is more than just another facility name in the county list. Its medium-security role, large state-owned land setting, and varied facility structures place it among the major DOC institutions physically located in Dodge County.
That local context also prevents wrong-source searches. Dodge County has one county jail in Juneau, an ICE/federal-contract identity tied to that jail, and multiple DOC facilities in Waupun and Fox Lake. Fox Lake Correctional Institution belongs to the DOC side of that map. Use the DOC locator for custody status, the DOC facility page for visiting and handbook updates, and the court or county jail channels only when the question concerns a local arrest, court case, or county-held inmate.
Note: Facility assignment, visiting rules, and mail rules can change, so verify details with DOC before acting.
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