The roster is run by the county and covers the ADC on Grove Street. Follow these steps:

1. Pull up the detention center roster in any web browser.
2. Type or scan for the surname. With a common surname, match the booking date too.
3. Read the arrest charge. A formal charge shows up once the prosecutor files one.
4. Copy the court case number. Cases in this county start with 62.
5. Note the date, time and place of the next hearing.

Bail amounts are a phone question. Call the jail at 651-266-9350 and ask. Someone serving a sentence at the RCCF shows up in its own resident lookup instead.

Fresh arrests often take a while to appear. Check these possibilities:

• Booking takes time. Prints and a photo must be done first. Look again in an hour, since the roster reloads every half hour.
• They were let go. Many people charged with a misdemeanor get a ticket and go home. Others are released by a judge at the first hearing.
• They are serving a sentence. Look in the RCCF resident lookup, or call the RCCF at 651-266-1400.
• The arrest happened across a county line. Minneapolis, Stillwater and Anoka each have their own county jail.
• They are under 18. Minors kept in custody are taken to the juvenile center on West 7th Street.
• The spelling differs. Try alternate spellings and nicknames.

Staff can check faster than you can. Ring the jail at 651-266-9350 with the date of birth handy.

The county runs two adult sites, and each has its own job:

• Adult Detention Center, 425 Grove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, 651-266-9350. The Sheriff runs it on the Law Enforcement Center site, with room for 500. It holds people from arrest until their case is settled. It also holds people picked up for breaking probation or parole.
• Correctional Facility (RCCF), 297 South Century Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55119, 651-266-1400. Community Corrections runs it. It houses men and women sentenced to up to one year. Some residents go out for work or school release.

An arrest in a nearby county leads to that county's jail:

• Hennepin County Jail (Minneapolis), 401 South 4th Avenue, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415, 612-348-5112
• Washington County Jail (Stillwater), 15015 62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082, 651-430-7900
• Anoka County Jail (Anoka), 325 E Jackson Street, Anoka, MN 55303, 763-324-5100

No. The roster gives names, charges and court details, but it shows no mugshots or booking photos.

State law treats a booking picture as public. Police can keep it back for a while when sharing it could harm an active case (Minn. Stat. 13.82, subd. 26). Facts such as the charge and release are public too (Minn. Stat. 13.82, subd. 2). Requests go to whichever department booked the person. For a jail booking, call the Sheriff's Office at 651-266-9333 and ask for the Criminal History Unit. It handles photo requests on weekdays at 425 Grove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101.

• To ask ICE for its booking photo, file a records request.
• U.S. agencies otherwise tend to hold federal mugshots back. The U.S. Marshals Service may put one out, such as for someone who has fled.

Yes. The state Department of Public Safety runs Minnesota VINE. It watches county jail custody and reports when a person leaves or changes location.

• Register on VINELink or by calling 877-664-8463.
• For people moved to a state prison, switch to Minnesota Haven, the DOC's own notice tool.

The roster helps too. A person stays on it for five days after release, so you can confirm they left.

With no warrant, the limit is 36 hours to a judge. Day one is the day after arrest, and Sundays and legal holidays are not counted (Minn. R. Crim. P. 4.02, subd. 5). Many of these first hearings take place in courtrooms inside the Law Enforcement Center.

• Release without money. Judges start with a promise to come back to court. They add only the conditions needed for safety.
• Two amounts. Each order must also carry a plain money option with no rules attached. Expect two numbers: a smaller one paired with conditions and a bigger one free of them.
• Paying at the jail. The ADC lobby window at 425 Grove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 is open 24 hours. It takes cash for the exact amount only. Cards, checks and money orders are refused.
• Bail agents. A state-licensed bondsman charges a premium of $100 or more, and that premium is never returned. The Sheriff's Office will not suggest a company.
• Who owns the cash. Money posted as bail is legally the defendant's, whoever brought it. Any refund goes to someone else only if the defendant signs court form CRM602.

For someone held at the RCCF, the Warrants Unit takes bail on weekdays. Call 651-266-9320 before you go. Walk through each payment step on our bail page. The statewide picture sits on our Minnesota bail laws page.

Start with the roster. It shows the arrest charge right away and the formal charge once it is filed. It also lists the court case number.

Next, search Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) for free. Type the case number or the name to read the complaint and its charges. Some juvenile records stay hidden.

Criminal court staff can help by phone at 651-266-1999. The County Attorney's Office files felony charges. It is at 360 Wabasha Street North, Suite 100, Saint Paul, MN 55102, 651-266-3222.

A free lawyer is available to people who can't pay for one. Eligible cases include felonies, gross misdemeanors and any misdemeanor with a jail risk. A judge reviews a financial form to decide. A person on means-tested benefits is assumed to meet the money test (Minn. Stat. 611.14, 611.17).

• Second Judicial District Public Defender, 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 2000, St. Paul, MN 55101, 651-352-2500
• Satellite office, 555 Park Street, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55101, 651-266-1991

Most people ask at their first hearing. Hiring a private attorney is also allowed. Attorneys see clients at the ADC seven days a week, holidays too, during set blocks, and must show a government photo ID.

Nearly every ADC visit uses a video screen. Pick a home device or a terminal in the jail lobby.

• Lobby visits are free. Times are Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday noon to 2:30 p.m.
• Home visits run daily from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Use a computer with a webcam, or the free phone app for iPhone, iPad or Android.
• Each person may have up to four 20-minute home visits a day.
• Open a visitor account on NCIC's website. Jail staff review each new account before it works.
• Reserve a slot one full day or more in advance. List any adult joining you as a guest.
• For a lobby visit, arrive 10 minutes early with your reservation code. Late starts are not made up.

Face-to-face visits are rare and decided case by case. Ask about home visit costs when you sign up. For RCCF visits, call 651-266-1400. Our visiting guide offers extra pointers.

Account money buys canteen items such as snacks and stamps, and it pays for haircuts. There are three ways to add funds at the ADC:

1. Online through TurnKey Corrections at inmatecanteen.com. A fee applies, and money posts within minutes. TurnKey support is 715-690-2965. Phone deposits are not taken.
2. At the lobby kiosk at 425 Grove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, any hour. Cash has no fee. A card costs a fee.
3. By mail. Only two forms work: a cashier's check or a money order. Write the person's name as the payee. Address it to Ramsey County Adult Detention Center, Attention: (person's name), 425 Grove Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101.

Mailed cash or a personal check is returned to the sender. Balance details go only to the account holder. Leftover funds are paid out at release on a debit card or by check. Compare deposit options in our money guide. Canteen basics are in our commissary guide.

People in the ADC can only make outgoing calls. NCIC runs the phones. To get calls, set up an account at ncic.com or call 800-943-2189.

• Officers at the jail don't relay messages left by phone.
• For a fee, you can leave a voice message through your NCIC account. Pick the Grove Street jail (listed as the ADC) when asked.
• Calls, visits and messages can be recorded. Talks with a lawyer are private.

Talking about the case on a recorded line can hurt it, so save that for the lawyer. For questions about tablets or texts, call the jail at 651-266-9350. Our phone guide covers call setup. For messaging, see our email and text guide.

Write the lines just like this:

Inmate's full name
Ramsey County ADC
Inmate Mail
425 Grove Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101

• No booking number is needed on the envelope.
• Use the U.S. Postal Service. Items sent another way come back.
• Staff open and check mail for money and contraband, and they may read it.
• Packages are returned. Letters between people in jail are not allowed.
• Expect two or three extra business days for mail to be handed out.
• Mail that arrives after release is forwarded or sent back.

Before you send books or photos, ask the jail at 651-266-9350. For RCCF mail, call 651-266-1400. For general letter-writing tips, open our mail guide.

The person inside chooses who can collect their things. They fill out a property release form with your name.

• Bring a valid state or federal photo ID.
• Pick up at the public lobby window of the ADC, 425 Grove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101. It is open 24 hours.
• The jail takes no clothing for a jury trial and no other items for people inside.
• If the person goes to state prison, extra property is kept for 30 days and then destroyed.

Phone 651-266-9350 first to make sure the release form is signed.

Call the ADC at 651-266-9350 and ask that medical staff get your message. Share their name, birth date, medicines with doses, and the doctor's number. Mention mental health needs plainly.

Your loved one should mention the need to staff inside, too.

The jail offers free sign language and oral interpreters, plus TTY phones, for deaf and hard-of-hearing detainees. Ask for the coordinator on the same line. For a life-threatening problem, dial 911.

The Sheriff's Office has a Warrants Unit. Call it at 651-266-9320 with questions. The Sheriff also keeps a Most Wanted list, and the state DOC runs a Wanted Fugitives page covering people accused of violating supervised release. MCRO shows open cases, but warrants are a phone question. To clear one, get advice from a lawyer. After that, contact the court behind the warrant or turn yourself in on Grove Street. The District Court sits at 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102, and its staff answer 651-266-8266.

The jail roster lists the next hearing with its date and place. A second option is the free MCRO hearing search, which works with a name.

• Courthouse, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102, main line 651-266-8266
• Courtrooms in the Law Enforcement Center, 425 Grove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101
• Criminal court help line, 651-266-1999

Court offices are open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Check the notice for the right building, since one case can move between them. Our court guide breaks down the hearing types.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota hears these cases. Its St. Paul site is the Warren E. Burger Federal Building, 316 North Robert Street, St. Paul, MN 55101. The clerk's line is 612-664-5000.

1. A detention hearing is held early on. A federal judge rules there on jail or release until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142).
2. The U.S. Marshals Service keeps federal prisoners in jails it works with. Call its office at 300 South 4th Street, Suite 402, Minneapolis, MN 55415, 612-664-5900, to learn where they are.
3. Sentenced people move to Bureau of Prisons care. The BOP inmate locator shows where.

What usually happens:

1. ICE sends Form I-247A, its detainer form, to the ADC.
2. The federal rule lets a jail keep someone up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released so ICE can pick them up (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. A February 6, 2025 Attorney General opinion addresses this in Minnesota. Its view: a jail may not keep holding a person solely on a detainer after their release time arrives.
4. After ICE takes over, check the ICE Online Detainee Locator. Have their A-number ready, or their name and nation of birth.
5. The ICE St. Paul Field Office handles cases from this area: 1 Federal Drive, Suite 1601, Fort Snelling, MN 55111, 612-843-8600.

Felons given prison time serve it in a state facility. The Minnesota Department of Corrections runs those prisons. Until transport, Grove Street keeps holding them. Deputies later take them to the state intake center, where they are checked and given a placement.

• Search the DOC Offender Locator. A fresh transfer may need a few workdays before it shows.
• Typically the closing third of the sentence is spent outside on supervised release.
• For prison visiting and mail, open our Minnesota state prisons guide.

Under state law, anyone not yet 18 is a child (Minn. Stat. 260B.007). In most cases, police release a young person into a parent's care. When a teen must stay in custody, it is at the Juvenile Detention Center, 25 West 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102, 651-266-5255.

• Holding a youth in secure detention beyond 36 hours, not counting weekends or holidays, requires a petition and a judge's order (Minn. Stat. 260B.176).
• Cases go to juvenile court at the Juvenile and Family Justice Center, 25 West 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 55102. Juvenile court staff answer at 651-266-5115.
• Juvenile probation is in the same building, 651-266-5300.
• For ages 14 to 17, serious cases may move to adult court through certification, or become extended jurisdiction juvenile (EJJ) cases.

Adults these agencies arrest inside the county are booked on Grove Street. For a non-emergency question, call county dispatch at 651-767-0640.

Sheriff's Office

• Main office, Law Enforcement Center, 425 Grove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, 651-266-9333
• Patrol Station, 1411 Paul Kirkwold Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112, 651-266-7300. Deputies patrol Arden Hills, Little Canada, North Oaks, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Township.

City police

• Saint Paul Police Department, 651-291-1111
• Maplewood Police Department, 651-777-8191
• Roseville Police Department, 651-792-7008
• New Brighton Department of Public Safety, through county dispatch
• Mounds View Police Department, 763-717-4070
• North Saint Paul Police Department, 651-767-2406
• White Bear Lake Police Department, also serving Gem Lake, 651-429-8511
• Saint Anthony Police Department, also serving Falcon Heights and Lauderdale, 612-782-3350

Campus and state

• University of Minnesota Police Department, 612-624-2677
• Minnesota State Fair Police, on the fairgrounds, through county dispatch
• Minnesota State Patrol Headquarters, 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 130, St. Paul, MN 55101, 651-201-7100. Ask which district office has a trooper's arrest.