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Minnesota Inmate Search

Updated on: January 3, 2024
Minnesota

About Minnesota Department of Corrections

The Minnesota Department of Corrections is the agency responsible for keeping all records for inmates serving out their sentence in Minnesota state prisons.

You can search the Minnesota Department of Corrections database online. All you need is their MNDOC number or their first and last name. The database is updated regularly. However, it can take several business days for newly sentenced inmates to show up in the public database. The public database includes those currently in prison, on probation, and those who were released from prison.

Unlike the state of Minnesota, Minnesota city and county jails keep their own databases and records separate. If you are looking for an inmate in any of those jails, you will need to contact the proper authorities.

Basic Information

Department Name Minnesota Department of Corrections
Official Website http://www.doc.state.mn.us/
Currently Incarcerated Inmates https://coms.doc.state.mn.us/PublicViewer
Visitor Application https://mn.gov/doc/family-visitor/visiting-information/
Video Visitation https://mn.gov/doc/assets/Video%20Visit%20Evaluation_tcm1089-438546.pdf, https://mn.gov/doc/family-visitor/send/send-videogram/
Send Mail/Packages https://mn.gov/doc/family-visitor/send/how-send-mail/
Send Email https://mn.gov/doc/family-visitor/send/how-send-email/
Send Money https://mn.gov/doc/family-visitor/send/how-send-money/
Phone Calls https://mn.gov/doc/family-visitor/send/phone-calls/
Location 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 200, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108
Phone Number 651-361-7200
Fax 651-642-0223

How to Do an Inmate Search in Minnesota

Nationwide Inmate Records Online Check

Jail records, court & arrest records, mugshots and even judicial reports.

When an offender is housed in state prison, they are the property of the Department of Corrections Division. As stated above every state’s Department of Corrections Division has their own jail roster or database that the general public may use.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections offender search database can be found on the official Minnesota Department of Corrections website.

You can search the inmate list by using the following pieces of information:

The MNDOC number will take precedence during all searches. The MNDOC is a six-digit number. All incoming inmates will be assigned their MNDOC number by the Minnesota Department of Corrections. This will be the easiest and quickest way to locate an inmate.

If you decide to enter their MNDOC number in the field provided, you will NOT need to enter their first and last name. However, the MNDOC field will only show results for the EXACT number you have entered, so you will want to double check, if no results pop up.

If you don’t know the inmate’s MNDOC number or there are no search results for the MNDOC number you plugged in, the next thing you can do is search by the inmate’s first and last name.

When you finally get some search results, you will see a list of all inmates that fit the criteria you plugged in. This is not a release search. All inmates are currently sitting behind bars.

You will see the following pieces of information in the Minnesota jails inmate search:

You can click on the inmate’s name to bring up their own personal file. When you do this, you will see the following information:

Types of Correctional Facilities in Minnesota

List of Correctional Facilities in Minnesota

Correctional Facility Name Type County
Granite Falls City Jail, Minnesota City Jail Yellow Medicine County
Chisago County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Chisago County
Itasca County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Itasca County
Dakota County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Dakota County
Isanti County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Isanti County
Coon Rapids City Jail, Minnesota City Jail Anoka County
Carver County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Carver County
Moose Lake City Jail, Minnesota City Jail Carlton County
Itasca County Jail Annex, Minnesota County Jail Itasca County
Steele County Detention Center, Minnesota County Jail Steele County
Dodge County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Dodge County
Fillmore County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Fillmore County
Maple Grove Jail, Minnesota City Jail Hennepin County
St. Louis County Jail, Minnesota County Jail St. Louis County
Stearns County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Stearns County
Minnesota State Prison – Willow River/Moose Lake, Minnesota State Prison Carlton County
Challenge Incarceration Program, Minnesota State Prison County
Clearwater County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Clearwater County
West Central Regional Juvenile Center (WCRJC), Minnesota Regional Facility Clay County
Minnesota State Prison Rush City, Minnesota State Prison Chisago County
Wabasha County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Wabasha County
Nicollet County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Nicollet County
Minnesota State Prison Lino Lakes, Minnesota State Prison Anoka County
Becker County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Becker County
Redwood County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Redwood County
Olmsted County Detention Center, Minnesota County Jail Olmsted County
FCI Sandstone, Minnesota Federal Prison Pine
St. Peter Jail, Minnesota City Jail Nicollet County
Minnesota State Prison Oak Park Heights, Minnesota State Prison Benton County
Worthington Jail, Minnesota City Jail Nobles County
Federal Prison Camp Duluth, Minnesota Federal Prison Saint louis
Goodhue County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Goodhue County
Duluth Jail, Minnesota City Jail St. Louis County
Le Sueur County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Le Sueur County
Edina Jail, Minnesota City Jail Hennepin County
RRM Minneapolis, Minnesota Federal RRM Hennepin
Minnesota State Prison Stillwater, Minnesota State Prison Washington County
St. Cloud Jail, Minnesota City Jail Stearns County
Koochiching County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Koochiching County
Mille Lacs County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Mille Lacs County
Kandiyohi County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Kandiyohi County
Rochester Federal Medical Center, Minnesota Federal Prison Olmsted
Lincoln County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Lincoln County
Otter Tail County Jail, Minnesota County Jail Otter Tail County
FCI Waseca, Minnesota Federal Prison Waseca
Minnesota State Prison Faribault, Minnesota State Prison Rice County
Saint Paul Police Jail, Minnesota City Jail Ramsey County
Minnesota State Prison Red Wing, Minnesota State Prison Goodhue County
Minnesota State Prison St. Cloud, Minnesota State Prison Stearns County
Minnesota State Prison Shakopee, Minnesota State Prison Scott County