Everything sits in one short file. Follow these steps:

1. Tap the daily roster link to open the PDF.
2. Glance at the printed date near the top so you know which day it covers.
3. Press the find or search key in your browser or PDF app, then enter the surname.
4. Read that person's block. It lists age, arrest date, home address and every charge with a statute code.
5. Scroll to the end for the "Total Records" figure, which counts the people shown that day.

Bail amounts, hearing dates and release dates are absent from this file. Jail staff can share them at 320-732-7743.

Don't assume they went home. Some likely reasons:

• Booking takes hours. Prints, pictures and forms all happen before the PDF catches up.
• Short list. The roster can skip people who are still locked up.
• Still in transit. The arresting officer may not have reached Long Prairie yet.
• Cited and freed. Lots of misdemeanor stops end with a written ticket that sets a court day, so no jail stay follows. Other people leave right after their first appearance.
• Booked next door. A stop made over the county line points to a neighbor county's jail, listed in the next answer.

Settle it with one call to the jail, 320-732-7743. The Sheriff's main office handles questions about people under arrest at 320-732-6447.

For adults, yes. The Sheriff runs a single jail:

• Todd County Detention Center, 115 3rd St. S., Long Prairie, MN 56347, 320-732-7743. Its 1985 design held 24. Additions in 1996 and 2007 brought it up to 52.

Staples has a Sheriff's branch office at 200 1st Street NE, Ste 1, Staples, MN 56479, 218-894-6300. People go there for reports and questions. It is not a jail.

Was the arrest just outside the county? Then call the jail where it happened:

• Wadena County Jail, 415 S. Jefferson St., Wadena, MN 56482, 218-631-7600
• Morrison County Jail, 213 1st Avenue SE, Little Falls, MN 56345, 320-632-2673
• Douglas County Jail, 509 3rd Avenue West, Alexandria, MN 56308, 320-762-2139
• Otter Tail County Jail, 416 South Mill Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537, 218-998-8556

Every roster block has a slot headed for a front booking photo. Don't expect an image in each one, though, because that can vary. Under Minn. Stat. 13.82, subd. 26, a booking picture is public data. Even so, police may sit on a picture for a short stretch if it could spoil an ongoing investigation.

• For mugshots, ask the office whose officer made the arrest. Sheriff's deputies: 320-732-6447. Long Prairie police: 320-732-2156.
• Photos from an immigration booking go through a records request. Start at the ICE FOIA request page.
• Photos held by other federal agencies generally aren't released. One exception is the U.S. Marshals Service, which may put out a photo, for example of someone who has fled.

VINE is a free state service run by Minnesota's public safety department. Type in a name to check whether that person is in a county jail. Register, and VINE contacts you after a release or a transfer.

• Online: VINELink
• By phone: 877-664-8463
• State prisons use a separate notice service called Minnesota Haven.

The county's own jail page cautions against relying on VINE alone for protection. In danger? Dial 911.

Someone jailed on a warrantless arrest has a 36-hour deadline to appear before a judge. The clock pauses on Sundays and legal holidays and ignores the arrest day too (Minn. R. Crim. P. 4.02, subd. 5). Within 48 hours, counting all days, a judge must also decide there is probable cause to hold them (Rule 4.03). Warrant arrests follow what the warrant says. Hearings happen at the courthouse, 221 First Avenue South, Long Prairie, MN 56347, 320-357-5005.

• Minnesota judges begin by assuming release on the person's word. Rules get added only as needed to protect the public or bring the person back for hearings (Rule 6.02).
• A second figure, cash bail with zero conditions, must be set too. Expect two dollar figures on the order: the cheaper one comes with rules, the costlier one comes with none.
• Minnesota's constitution makes every person bailable before a conviction.
• Some cases get a closer look. In domestic assault, stalking or protection order cases, the judge first weighs how safe the alleged victim will be once the person is out (Minn. Stat. 629.72).
• Cash posted as bail is held by court administration for the defendant. Fines or restitution may be paid out of it. The balance goes back to the defendant. Signing court form CRM602 lets the defendant direct it to someone else instead.
• Licensed bail bond agents keep their fee, which is $100 or more.

Where and when bail can be paid is a jail question: 320-732-7743. Remember that the deposit kiosk loads the person's spending account. It does not post bail. Our bail page walks through payment and bond agents, and the Minnesota bail laws page gives the statewide rules.

Roster entries pair every charge with a short label and a statute code. Plug that code into the Revisor of Statutes site to read the law itself.

After charges are filed, Minnesota Court Records Online lets anyone look up a case free of charge. Certain youth files stay hidden. Staff in court administration, 221 First Avenue South, Long Prairie, MN 56347, 320-357-5005, can also answer by phone.

Felony and juvenile cases are charged by the County Attorney. Its prosecutors also take misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors in rural areas and in eight contract cities: Bertha, Browerville, Burtrum, Clarissa, Eagle Bend, Grey Eagle, Hewitt and West Union. Find it at 215 1st Ave. S, Suite 300, Long Prairie, MN 56347, 320-732-6447.

Money too tight for an attorney? At the very first hearing, request a public defender from the bench. This applies to felonies and gross misdemeanors. It also applies to misdemeanors where jail is a possible sentence. A judge reviews an income form to decide. If the person already gets means-tested aid, the law treats them as eligible (Minn. Stat. 611.17).

• Public Defender, Seventh Judicial District, Fergus Falls office: 309 South Mill Street, Suite 101, Fergus Falls, MN 56537, 218-739-7467. Judges appoint it in adult criminal and youth delinquency cases.

Hiring a private attorney is always allowed. For help with the paperwork, phone court administration at 320-357-5005.

Face-to-face visits need a booking made by phone at 320-732-7743. Sessions run:

• Wednesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m.
• Fridays from 8 to 10 a.m.
• Sundays from 8 to 10 a.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m.

A visit is 20 minutes long, and each session fits three of them. Staff may want to see a photo ID, so have one ready. Visitors under 18 need two things: they must be immediate family, and their parent or legal guardian has to be there too.

Every other visit is done on video. Video at the jail itself is free. From home, use NCIC Correctional Services: sign up at account.ncic.com, phone 800-943-2189, or write to info@ncic.com. For dress and conduct tips, read our visiting guide.

Yes. The jail names two deposit options:

• Lobby kiosk: The Lockdown kiosk stands in the video visitation area of the Sheriff's Office, 115 3rd St. S., Long Prairie, MN 56347. It accepts bills or a credit card.
• Website: jailatm.com

Each cash deposit costs $3.00. Card deposits cost $3.00 or 10 percent. Personal checks won't work. Officers won't take money handed to them, and balances are shared only with the account holder.

Commissary orders run through that same website. Fees and methods are covered in our deposit guide, and snack and supply buying in our commissary explainer. Still unsure? Phone 320-732-7743.

NCIC supplies messaging, tablets and video at this jail. Officers never relay notes from family. Set up an account on ncic.com and send your words that way.

• Once booked, a person may receive a tablet after signing a user agreement.
• Tablet texts and messages aren't confidential. Hold off discussing the case anywhere except with a defense attorney.

Phone call setup and rates come from the jail, at 320-732-7743. Read the phone call page and the texting and email page on our site for more.

Letters must travel by the U.S. Postal Service, and each one is opened and checked. Write the person's name on the first line, then 115 3rd St S, Long Prairie, MN 56347.

No inmate number is part of that address. Stamps and envelopes are sold inside, and visitors can't leave any. Phone 320-732-7743 before mailing books, photos or magazines. Send money through the deposit options in the funding answer, not in an envelope. Our guide to jail mail explains typical limits.

A wallet, keys or a phone taken during booking are usually kept in storage until release. The jail decides when family can pick things up. Call 320-732-7743 before making the trip, and ask three things:

• Is a signed okay from the person needed first?
• Which hours work for pickup?
• Which ID should you carry?

The jail is at 115 3rd St. S., Long Prairie, MN 56347.

Don't wait: phone 320-732-7743 and ask staff to pass your concern on to the medical team. List each prescription, how much is taken, and who the prescribing doctor is, with a phone number. Find out whether family may bring medicine in.

The person inside can also ask jail staff for care. For a true emergency, dial 911. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

For warrant questions, phone the Sheriff's main office at 215 1st Ave. S, Suite 300, Long Prairie, MN 56347, 320-732-6447, and ask for Records. People wanted on supervised release violations can turn up on the state prison system's Wanted Fugitives page. Court files show on MCRO, though warrants do not. To clear one, get a defense attorney's advice first. Then phone court administration at whichever court signed it, or surrender voluntarily at the jail. For a local case, that court sits at 221 First Avenue South, Long Prairie, MN 56347, 320-357-5005.

The District Court in Long Prairie handles all criminal matters for the whole county. Its home is the Seventh Judicial District, and the building is at 221 First Avenue South, Long Prairie, MN 56347. Court administration takes calls at 320-357-5005.

• Type a name into the MCRO hearing search to see upcoming dates.
• Expect the omnibus hearing roughly 42 days past the first appearance.
• Once a defendant asks for a speedy trial, the court has 60 days to begin it.

Skipping court can lead to a warrant. In a felony case it is its own crime. That added count is dismissed for anyone who surrenders on their own inside 48 hours (Minn. Stat. 609.49). Our court page breaks the process into steps.

Minnesota forms a single federal district, served by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The Fergus Falls building is the nearest of the four: the Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, 118 South Mill Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537. Reach the clerk at 612-664-5000.

1. Whether the person can leave custody before trial is the federal judge's call. It comes at a detention hearing (18 U.S.C. 3142).
2. Before trial, a federal defendant kept in custody is held by the U.S. Marshals Service, and many of those people are housed in Elk River, in Sherburne County's jail. Ask its office where the person is: 300 South 4th Street, Suite 402, Minneapolis, MN 55415, 612-664-5900.
3. Once sentencing is done, look them up in the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

1. It begins with a detainer. ICE delivers Form I-247A to the Long Prairie jail.
2. Federal regulation 8 CFR 287.7(d) has the jail hold the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released.
3. State rules differ here. Minnesota's Attorney General, in a February 6, 2025 opinion, concluded Minnesota law lets no jail extend a stay solely because ICE filed a detainer once release is due.
4. Custody moves to ICE's St. Paul Field Office once agents collect the person: 1 Federal Drive, Suite 1601, Fort Snelling, MN 55111, 612-843-8600.
5. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator using the A-number. A name joined with the person's birth nation also works.

Minnesota defines a felony by its top penalty (Minn. Stat. 609.02, subd. 2): a prison stay of one year or more. People sent to prison serve under the Department of Corrections. Until transport, they wait in the Long Prairie jail. Then deputies take them to a state intake center for review and placement.

• The state prison system's DOC Offender Locator shows which prison now holds a sentenced person. A person who arrived lately may need several business days before a record appears.
• Prison-by-prison visiting and mail tips are in our Minnesota state prisons guide.
• Most people finish the final third of their term outside prison on supervised release. Locally, Todd-Wadena Community Corrections supervises probation and release: 221 1st Ave S, Suite 200, Long Prairie, MN 56347, 320-732-6165.

Until their 18th birthday, a young person counts as a child under Minnesota law. Juvenile judges at the District Court take those cases. A parent usually picks the child up. The child is held mainly when they could be a danger to themselves or others, or might not come back for court (Minn. Stat. 260B.176, subd. 1).

• Locked youth detention is capped at 36 hours, weekends and holidays not counted. Holding a youth any longer requires both a filed petition and a judge's approval.
• Under subd. 2, a youth's stay in a jail or lockup for grown-ups is capped at 24 hours, or just 6 when the jail is in a metropolitan area.
• Teens 14 to 17 accused of serious crimes may be certified as adults. Some get extended jurisdiction juvenile (EJJ) status instead.

Juvenile probation at Todd-Wadena Community Corrections can say where a youth is held: 221 1st Ave S, Suite 200, Long Prairie, MN 56347, 320-732-6165. For hearing dates, try court administration at 320-357-5005.

The roster leaves out the arresting agency. If you can't tell, ask the jail at 320-732-7743. Agencies working here:

• Sheriff's Office, 215 1st Ave. S, Suite 300, Long Prairie, MN 56347, 320-732-6447. Deputies cover the countryside, townships and small cities that contract for service. Branch office: 200 1st Street NE, Ste 1, Staples, MN 56479, 218-894-6300.
• Long Prairie Police Department, 615 Lake Street South, Long Prairie, MN 56347, 320-732-2156 (press 0 for the officer on duty)
• Staples Police Department, 218-894-1841
• Eagle Bend Police Department, 218-738-3492 or 218-640-6124
• Clarissa Police Department, 218-756-2133
• Bertha Police Department, 218-924-2100
• Osakis Police Department, 320-859-2550
• Minnesota State Patrol headquarters, 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 130, St. Paul, MN 55101, 651-201-7100. Each county's district office appears on the State Patrol contact page.

In Browerville, Grey Eagle, Hewitt, Burtrum, West Union, Swanville and the townships, start with the Sheriff's Office. Emergencies go to 911.