Seeking Michigan Death Records
Offender Search - State of Michigan
The Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) contains information about prisoners, parolees, and probationers who are currently under supervision, or who have been discharged but are still within three years of their supervision discharge date. It does not contain information about offenders who are beyond that three-year period.
https://www.michigan.gov/corrections/otis
Vital Records - Michiganology - Digital Collections and Stories
1919 The most recent year for which researchers can access birth records from county clerks’ offices or the State of Michigan’s Vital Records Office. 1921 Responsibility for state-level birth, marriage, and death records was transferred from the Secretary of State to the State Commissioner of Health by Public Act 171.
https://michiganology.org/vital-records/
How to Find Michigan Death Records | StateRecords.org
According to Section 333.2843 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the funeral director who takes custody of the dead body has the responsibility of reporting the death and filing the certificate with the state's Vital Records Office or with the local registrar of the district where the death occurred.
https://michigan.staterecords.org/deathrecords
OTIS - Michigan Department of Corrections
OTIS is intended to offer information to the public that can then be verified through the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), Michigan Courts, the Michigan State Police or other law enforcement agencies. A search of OTIS will provide information about offenders previously or currently under the jurisdiction or supervision of the MDOC. A ...
https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2.html
Michigan Inmate Search | StateRecords.org
Individuals who want to find someone in a Michigan jail can access the inmate lookup sites provided by county sheriff's offices. This search has to be conducted independently, as the Michigan sheriffs do not maintain a central database of all locally incarcerated persons in Michigan.
https://michigan.staterecords.org/inmate
Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS)
Welcome to the Michigan Department of Corrections’ searchable database, which we call the Offender Tracking and Information System (OTIS). All of the records contained in OTIS are for prisoners and parolees who are CURRENTLY under the jurisdiction of the MDOC, as well as those serving a prison sentence but who are out on writ ...
https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2.aspx
Michigan Inmate Search, Prison and Jail Information - StateCourts
The state of Michigan allows the public to search for inmates residing in state facilities using a tool on the Michigan Department of Corrections website. Some inmate records will be easy to find, but with others, you may have to consult other agencies. Michigan Prison and Jail System
https://www.statecourts.org/inmate-search/michigan/
Michigan Inmate Search | MichiganCourtRecords.us
Generally, records of deceased inmates that were held in a Michigan correctional facility are available on offender search tools. While it is possible to obtain such records on the Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS), users can access them on the platform for only three years from the date of death/discharge of the deceased offender.
https://michigancourtrecords.us/criminal-court-records/inmate/find/
Genealogical Death Indexing System - Michigan
The ledger records lack the cause of death, race, sex and other key pieces of information common to the original collection. The counts of records, by method of collection and year, are displayed in Table 1, below. About the Data: The current system contains over 460,000 Michigan death records from 1867-1897. The counts by year (Table 1 ...
https://vitalstats.michigan.gov/osr/gendisx/index.asp
OTIS - Offender Tracking Information System - State of Michigan
Michigan Department of Corrections. 206 E. Michigan Ave. Grandview Plaza P.O. Box 30003. Lansing, MI 48909. Starting in 1997, the MDOC began to implement a new database, known as the Offender Management Network Information system (OMNI). OMNI has replaced CMIS as well as several other databases within the department.
https://www.michigan.gov/corrections/services/family-information/otis-offender-tracking-information-system
Michigan Inmate Search: OTIS / MDOC Prison and MI Jail Lookup
MDOC Michigan Department of Corrections Offender Search / Prison Records. Inmates declared guilty of criminal activities with sentences over a year will likely spend that time in Michigan prison. The state typically manages such institutions. In certain circumstances, states enter into contracts with nonpublic corporations to house prisoners.
https://michiganpublicrecords.org/inmate-search/