Minnesota inmate search

Handling local custody falls to local corrections, jail administration, or law enforcement. According to the Minnesota Judicial Branch Pretrial Release Initiative, these agencies also carry out pretrial evaluations. To help a judge set release terms, a pretrial evaluation reviews the case after an arrest.

Also known as the Adult Detention Center, the Hennepin County Jail is run by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Hennepin County Public Safety Facility and Minneapolis City Hall are the 2 buildings it occupies, and they face each other across the street. Cash bail or bond is accepted at the Public Safety Facility 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week. Exact cash and the case or warrant number are what you need to bring. There's no cash machine at the desk, and no change is given. The sheriff's office will never call you demanding payment, either.

No statewide county jail roster exists in Minnesota. Search the county-run roster, or go through VINE. Rules and update times are set by each county on its own.

Every hour, for example, the Hennepin County Jail roster gets updated. Anyone released in the last 7 days appears too, along with people currently in the jail. Charges, bail amounts, and scheduled court dates are shown as well.

A name that doesn't show up yet may mean the person is still in the jail booking process. New bookings take time to show online, so call the jail directly if the arrest was in the last few hours.

State prisons are run by the Minnesota Department of Corrections, known as MNDOC. The Minnesota Department of Corrections Public Viewer lets you look up state prisoners. The department also offers a Search for Individuals and Fugitives page.

Only adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections appear in this search. When a judge sentences someone to serve time in state prison, that person is committed.

Rosters at county jails don't work the same way. People are held in local jails right after an arrest or ahead of trial. If the arrest was last night, MNDOC records won't show the person yet, so start with the county jail.

For victims and their families, Minnesota VINE is a free, automated service. With it, you can check county jail custody and receive alerts if someone is moved or released. The program runs through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

You can check custody status and sign up for alerts on the VINELink website. You can also call 877-664-8463 on the phone.

In Minnesota, VINE tracks only people who are in county jails. If someone is in a state prison, Minnesota Haven is the service you must use instead for alerts on custody and release.

Judges in Minnesota can order a few different kinds of release:

• A personal recognizance release or own recognizance
• Nonmonetary conditions following a speedy trial demand, or conditional release
• A bail bond, or cash bail only

With a bail bond, a company guarantees the defendant will show up for their court date. You'll pay a fee for that bond, and that fee is the premium. Minnesota House Research on bail says registration with the Department of Commerce is required for companies. The state court administrator's office in the judicial branch must also approve their producers.

The surety's filed rate is what producers charge under Minnesota Statutes section 60M.02, capped at 10 percent of the bail, with $100 as the minimum. No rebates are permitted. When the court's cash bail comes to 15 percent of the bond or less, the fee can equal half of that cash bail. Bonds up to $10,000 require a minimum of 50 percent of the premium up front, and bonds over $10,000 require 30 percent.