The Brown County Jail is led by Captain Heidi Michel. Captain Michel has been with the Sheriff's Office for 27 years. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee -Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. Captain Michel has worked in each division of the jail, including juveniles, females, Huber, and lock up; as well as a field training officer. In 2001, she was promoted to Intake Corporal and in 2010, she was promoted to Lieutenant. In 2018, Captain Michel was promoted to her current position as Jail Administrator.
The Brown County Jail currently houses 11 pods broken down into:
- 5 indirect pods - 1 segregation, 2 female pods, 1 max security, and 1 assessment pod
- 4 direct supervision pods
- 1 juvenile pod
- 1 inmate worker pod
- In 2021 the jail opened a state of the art pod with 128 beds allowing for flexibility to house inmates by various classification leves and genders
- Correctional officers
- Intake corporals
- Housing corporals
- Training corporal
- Juvenile superintendent
- Lieutenants (watch commanders, security Lieutenant and work release lieutenant)
- Accountants
- Receptionists
- EMP records specialist
- Jail Chaplain- volunteers at the jail and supports the staff and inmates.
