Only people sitting in the Cambridge jail at this moment appear. Steps:

1. Pull up the in-custody list. Everything sits on one scrolling page.
2. Glance at the date and time stamp up top, so you know its age.
3. Computer users can press Ctrl+F. Phone users tap the browser's menu, then Find. Enter the surname.
4. Compare the photo, sex and age to be certain it's your person.
5. Jot down the Booking # and MNI. Giving either one speeds up any call.
6. Scan the charges. Every line carries a level, a statute number, a plain label and a tag like BOND/BAIL SET, HOLD PLACED, REMANDED or SENTENCED.

Bail figures and release times come from Jail Master Control, 763-689-2397. For hearing dates, ring court administration at 763-290-7020.

An empty result can have several causes:

• Intake isn't finished. Fingerprinting and forms take a while, and a very recent arrest may lag.
• Cited and sent home. For lots of misdemeanors, officers issue a paper notice of a court date rather than booking (Minn. R. Crim. P. 6.01).
• Released at a hearing. Judges free many people on a written promise or on conditions.
• Bail got posted. Paid cash or a bond takes the name off.
• Picked up out of county. A Chisago or Anoka arrest, for example, means that jail booked them.
• Spelled another way. Search a second first name, a married name or initials.
• A minor. Kids under 18 aren't kept in this adult jail.

Dial 763-689-2397 to learn whether staff booked, freed or transferred the person.

Countywide, adult arrests land in one place: the Isanti County Jail, 509 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008, 763-689-2397. It occupies the Sheriff's Office building, with 111 beds approved by the state Department of Corrections. The Sheriff's page breaks it into these sections:

• Secure housing at medium and maximum security, used for male and female inmates alike.
• Work Release, split into a Huber unit and an STS (Sentence to Serve) unit.
• Contract beds. Up to 20 spaces go to outside counties, so a few names on the list come from arrests elsewhere.

Was the arrest just past the line? Two bordering jails to try:

• Anoka County Jail, 325 E Jackson Street, Anoka, MN 55303, 763-324-5100
• Chisago County Jail, 15230 Per Road, Center City, MN 55012, 651-257-2931

They are. Every entry on the in-custody list has a small booking photo in the Photo column. Use these mugshots to check the face before you call.

Under state law, booking photos are open to the public. Police can delay releasing one while it might harm an investigation still under way (Minn. Stat. 13.82, subd. 26). Request the photo from whichever agency arrested them. Sheriff's Records takes those calls at 763-691-2480.

• Want a photo that ICE took? Send a request through its FOIA portal.
• Federal agencies usually keep their arrest photos private. The U.S. Marshals Service is the exception: it can make a photo public while tracking a fugitive.

Yes. Sign up with Minnesota VINE, a free notice tool that state public safety officials operate. It reports where someone is held in a county jail and sends a call, text or email once their custody status shifts, for instance at release or a move.

• Register on VINELink.
• Rather talk to a person? Phone 877-664-8463.
• Nothing arrives unless you sign up, so do it today.

Once a sentence moves someone into a state prison, alerts come from the Corrections department's own program, Minnesota Haven.

A judge does. After a warrantless arrest, the person has to be brought before one inside 36 hours, not counting arrest day, Sundays or legal holidays (Minn. R. Crim. P. 4.02, subd. 5). Hearings run at the courthouse, 555 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008, frequently over a jail video link. Court administration: 763-290-7020.

• Judges open by releasing people on their word that they'll return, adding just the conditions truly needed for safety or appearance (Rule 6.02).
• The judge has to set a plain money amount too, so orders tend to carry two numbers. The smaller comes with rules; the larger has none.
• Someone held for domestic assault, stalking or violating an order for protection can't just get a ticket. If the jail doesn't release them, a judge reviews the case first (Minn. Stat. 629.72).
• Licensed bondsmen may post a bond. Their premium, $100 at minimum, is the agent's to keep (Minn. Stat. 60M.02).
• Money paid as cash bail is held by the court, then returned to the defendant after any fines or restitution come out of it. Form CRM602, signed by the defendant, sends it to the payer instead (Minn. Stat. 629.53).

Before driving over with money, check with the jail at 763-689-2397. Our local bail page goes deeper, and Minnesota bail laws covers the statewide side.

The custody list is the quickest look. Each charge shows a level and a statute you can open free on the Revisor of Statutes website. Maximum penalties by level:

• Misdemeanor: 90 days behind bars and $1,000.
• Gross misdemeanor: 364 days and $3,000.
• Felony: the top level, with prison of 12 months or more possible.

When the formal complaint reaches the court, search the name on Minnesota Court Records Online at no cost. Court staff help by phone at 763-290-7020. Felony and juvenile prosecutions belong to the County Attorney's Office, 555 18th Avenue SW, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MN 55008, 763-689-8334. Lower-level cases from Braham, Cambridge and the city of Isanti go to a private firm under contract with those towns.

Yes, for anyone who can't pay a private attorney and could face jail. Felonies, gross misdemeanors and jailable misdemeanors all qualify. At the first appearance, tell the judge you need one and complete the financial form. Anyone already on means-tested aid is treated as eligible (Minn. Stat. 611.17).

Cases here go to the Tenth District Public Defender's North Branch office, 38986 14th Avenue, North Branch, MN 55056, 763-689-7070. Call it with questions about an appointment. A privately paid defense lawyer is another choice.

All visiting happens on a screen, in 20-minute blocks that begin at the top or bottom of the hour. Nobody gets a visit until after their first court appearance.

• Reserve a time through the Jail Programs Coordinator, 763-691-2456, Monday through Thursday.
• Posted windows: Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday 1 to 8:30 p.m. Each housing unit runs its own times, so double-check yours when booking.
• Adults show picture ID. Minors come only with a parent or guardian.
• Arrive at 509 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008. Go into the Sheriff's lobby and take the right-hand stairs down; jail staff help from there, with no stop at reception.

First time? Our jail visiting guide offers pointers.

Everyone inside has an account that covers commissary, phone time and similar costs. Any fees the person owes are taken from a fresh deposit first.

• Stellar Services kiosk in the lobby at 509 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008: cash costs $2.00 per deposit, cards cost 10%.
• Jail ATM is the county's other listed choice. Staff at 763-689-2397 can explain it.
• Checks are refused.

Balances are confidential, so talk budgets over with your loved one. Read our inmate deposit guide and the commissary explainer too.

The county uses Reliance Telephone for calls and texting. Outgoing calls are collect or paid with a calling card.

• To accept calls on a landline or cell, open an account at reliancetelephone.com or ring 800-896-3201.
• Texting needs a rented Reliance device, loaded with funds through Reliance's site.
• For a recorded message, call the inmate voicemail line at 763-689-9004. People inside check it often.

Talk about the arrest itself belongs in lawyer visits, not jail calls. See our phone guide plus the texting and email guide for more.

Check first with Jail Master Control, 763-689-2397. Ask for the correct envelope format, whether the Booking # belongs on it, and which extras pass, like photos, greeting cards or books. Street address: 509 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008.

Print the recipient's complete legal name, then add a return address. Skip mailing cash; deposit it at the lobby kiosk. Our inmate mail guide outlines typical limits.

The jail stores whatever was taken at intake. Phone Jail Master Control at 763-689-2397 with these questions:

• Is the person's written OK needed before you collect?
• What hours work for a pickup, and which ID should you bring?
• Is pickup at the jail, 509 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008?
• If a prison move is coming, what becomes of the items?

The Jail Nurse line is 763-691-2418. Name each medication and dose, plus the prescriber and the clinic's phone. Urge the person inside to file a medical request with staff as well, so the concern reaches the nurse twice.

Urgent and no answer? Try Jail Master Control at 763-689-2397. Mention any suicide risk or mental health emergency right away.

Isanti deputies at the Sheriff's Office take warrant questions at 763-689-2141. You can also browse the Sheriff's warrant list, which gets updated periodically. Tips go to 763-691-2426, and callers can stay anonymous. At the state level, Corrections posts wanted fugitives who walked away from supervised release. Minnesota Court Records Online lists cases, yet it can't confirm a warrant. To resolve one, speak with a defense lawyer, then reach court administration at the courthouse, 555 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008, 763-290-7020. Another route is turning yourself in at the jail.

District Court handles every level of criminal case in this county, petty misdemeanors through felonies, as part of the Tenth Judicial District. Hearings are held at 555 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008.

• Type the name into the free state hearing search to see what is scheduled.
• Court administration picks up at 763-290-7020 on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• The omnibus hearing normally lands within 42 days of that first court date (Rule 11.01).
• If the defense formally asks for a speedy trial, the trial clock is 60 days from that request (Rule 11.09).

Missing a felony hearing counts as its own crime. A voluntary surrender inside 48 hours wipes out that added charge (Minn. Stat. 609.49). The Cambridge court guide lays out each step.

The state has a single federal district court with four courthouses. The one nearest Cambridge sits in Minneapolis: Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, 300 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415. Clerk: 612-664-5000.

1. A federal judge holds a hearing on detention, choosing jail or release until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142).
2. Meanwhile, the U.S. Marshals Service keeps custody and can house the person at a county jail under contract. Its office is at 300 South 4th Street, Suite 402, Minneapolis, MN 55415, 612-664-5900. Ask there for the location.
3. Post-sentence, look them up in the federal BOP inmate locator.

1. ICE's detainer comes on Form I-247A and asks for custody up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
2. The state Attorney General, in an opinion dated February 6, 2025, read Minnesota law as barring jails from extending custody only on account of a detainer once release is due. The jail can explain its own practice.
3. Officers may pick the person up for immigration custody. The ERO St. Paul Field Office sits at 1 Federal Drive, Suite 1601, Fort Snelling, MN 55111, 612-843-8600.
4. Find them through the ICE Online Detainee Locator. Look them up by alien registration number, or by name and the nation of birth.

Prison terms belong to the Minnesota DOC. The Cambridge jail keeps them until a Sheriff's transport to DOC intake, where staff choose the prison.

• Check the DOC Offender Locator. Give a new arrival a few business days to be listed.
• JailExchange's Minnesota prisons guide explains visiting and mail.
• Supervised release, outside prison walls, usually covers the final third of the term.

Under Minn. Stat. 260B.007, a person is a child until turning 18. Juvenile judges of the District Court take those cases. Police normally send a child home with a parent. Detention is kept for kids who pose a danger or seem likely to skip court (Minn. Stat. 260B.176).

• The Cambridge jail's state approval allows a juvenile hold of no more than 6 hours.
• If detention is needed, youths from here are generally placed at the East Central Regional Juvenile Center, which several counties share, in Lino Lakes.
• Past 36 hours (weekend days and holidays skipped), a youth stays in secure detention only after a petition is filed and a judge signs off.
• Court administration at 555 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008, 763-290-7020, can share where the child is and the hearing date. Probation, in the same building, is at 763-689-3052.
• For grave charges, someone 14 through 17 may be certified as an adult, or the case may proceed as extended jurisdiction juvenile (EJJ).

Staff at the jail know which department booked the person. Roughly 44,386 people call the county home (State Demographic Center estimate, April 1, 2025). Agencies working here:

• Isanti County Sheriff's Office, 509 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, MN 55008. Its main number, 763-689-2141, doubles as non-emergency dispatch. Deputies respond countywide.
• Cambridge Police Department, 300 3rd Avenue NE (Cambridge City Center Mall, Door 1), Cambridge, MN 55008. Reach an officer through that same dispatch number. Office hours run weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with different hours in summer.
• Braham and the city of Isanti: ask dispatch which agency serves that town.
• Minnesota State Patrol, headquarters at 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 130, St. Paul, MN 55101, 651-201-7100. The State Patrol contact page lists the local district.