The Sheriff posts one PDF, headed Adult Inmate Roster Report. On the night of November 4, 2026, it filled five pages with 123 names. Steps:

1. Pull up the adult inmate roster in any browser.
2. Note the "Active Inmates as of" stamp. A booking made later than that lands on a newer copy.
3. Use Find in Page (Ctrl and F on a computer) and enter the last name.
4. Read across. You will find the JID number, the booking number and date, and a release estimate or days left if the jail has one.
5. Jot down the JID. Quoting it on the phone saves time.

The Sheriff's Inmate Information page links a daily jail booking report as well. For charges, bail or a release time, jail staff answer at 651-430-7900.

A search that turns up nothing has a handful of usual explanations:

• Booking not finished. Fingerprinting and paperwork take a while, and the PDF reflects only who was inside at its stamp time.
• Ticketed on the spot. For lots of misdemeanors, officers issue a citation and skip booking altogether.
• Freed at the first appearance. At that hearing, a judge may have released them with or without conditions.
• Arrested outside this county. Look at the jail where that arrest took place.
• Younger than 18. Only adults appear on this list.
• Spelling trouble. Search again using only part of the last name, or a former surname.

Deputies, city officers and state troopers all bring their arrests to the Stillwater jail. Phone 651-430-7900 and ask whether the person was booked.

Two Sheriff's units hold people here, each for a different group:

• Adult jail: the Washington County Jail, Law Enforcement Center, 15015 62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082, 651-430-7900. Opened in June 1993, it has 228 beds and uses direct supervision, meaning officers work right inside the housing units. Men and women stay here, whether awaiting court or serving a sentence. Inmates assigned to work release or Sentence to Service also bunk in this building.
• Temporary juvenile holding facility: a brief-stay unit for young people facing criminal charges. Its limit is eight business days while the court decides the case. More on it in the under-18 answer.

Someone arrested in St. Paul or another Ramsey County city may be in the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center, 425 Grove Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101, 651-266-9350. That 500-bed jail holds people before trial.

The roster is meant for confirming a name and a booking date. To request mugshots (booking photos), contact whichever agency arrested the person.

Under Minnesota's Data Practices Act, the photo taken at booking is open to the public. An agency can hold it back briefly if sharing it might hurt an open investigation (Minn. Stat. 13.82, subd. 26). Under subd. 2, the arresting agency also treats the charge, custody status and any release as public.

• Deputy arrests: the Sheriff's Office, 651-430-7600, open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• City arrests: that city's police, listed in the final answer.
• Immigration photos: ask ICE using its online records request.
• Federal booking photos: generally not released, though the U.S. Marshals Service may put one out when it is looking for someone who fled.

Yes, for county jails. Minnesota VINE comes out of the state's public safety department. Look up the person to see where they are held. After you enroll, you'll hear about a release or a move out of a county jail.

• Website: Minnesota VINELink
• Phone: 877-664-8463

Nobody is signed up for you, so enroll for each person. Prison is a different story: for people in DOC custody, the notices come from Minnesota Haven, the DOC's own system. Jail staff at 651-430-7900 can confirm custody any day.

When no warrant was used, the first appearance before a District Court judge has a 36-hour deadline. Leave out the day of the arrest, plus Sundays and legal holidays, when counting. Warrant arrests are different: timing then follows what the warrant itself orders. The law's starting point is letting the person out on their word to come back. Any conditions a judge adds must be no tougher than needed for safety and a return to court. Judges must also name a cash amount carrying no other terms. As a result, a release order often lists two numbers: a lower sum paired with conditions and a higher sum with none.

Paying in Stillwater:

• Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.: Court Administration at the courthouse, 14949 62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082, 651-413-8030.
• Evenings after 4:15 and weekends: the Jail Administration window at the Law Enforcement Center, 651-430-7900. Bail on another Minnesota county's warrant is taken there around the clock if the person sits in this jail. Out-of-state warrants are turned away.
• At either counter: exact cash or a certified cashier's check. Approved bonding agents may post bonds.
• Lobby kiosk, open 24 hours: cash in $20 bills or larger in limited amounts, or a card payment of up to $1,000 plus an $8.95 fee. Afterward, use the lobby wall phone to let Master Control know.

Expect a wait of a couple of hours after paying, or four to six hours for a court-ordered release. Cash bail stays the defendant's money, even when family put it up. A bondsman's fee is gone for good. See our bail guide, and our Minnesota bail laws page for the statewide rules.

The roster skips charges. Try these instead:

• The jail. Booking staff at 651-430-7900 can read you the arrest charges.
• The court file. After filing, the case appears on Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) at no cost. Type the name, then click into the case for each count.
• The criminal desk. Court staff handle criminal and traffic calls at 651-413-8133.

Formal charges may differ from the arrest charges. The County Attorney brings every felony, while city attorneys often bring smaller cases from their towns. Where is the felony line? Any crime that can bring imprisonment for one year or more crosses it, says Minn. Stat. 609.02, subd. 2.

Someone short on money can have a public defender assigned by the court. Eligible cases: any felony or gross misdemeanor, and misdemeanors that carry a risk of jail. At the first hearing the judge reviews a financial statement. If the person already gets means-tested benefits, the law presumes they are eligible (Minn. Stat. 611.17).

Court-appointed counsel comes from the Stillwater office of the Tenth Judicial District Public Defender, 1825 Curve Crest Boulevard West, Suite 202, Stillwater, MN 55082, 651-351-3700. Some families choose to pay a private attorney instead.

For court forms, staff at the Tenth District Self-Help Center, located at the courthouse, 14949 62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082, take calls at 763-760-6699.

You can visit face to face or on video. Before driving out, ring 651-430-7900 to be sure nothing was cancelled.

• Only people on the inmate's visiting list get in. Staff won't say whether you made the list.
• Show a government photo ID with your birth date. School, job and store cards won't work.
• Walk through a metal detector. Lock your phone, purse, food and camera in a free lobby locker.
• Kids on the list can come during family visiting times. A child may never wait alone in the lobby or a car.
• Remain in your booth. Stepping out ends the visit.
• Visitors with warrants get arrested. Someone booked here must wait 60 days from that arrest to visit.
• Any rule broken brings a ban of 30 days or longer.

Video visits run through InmateCanteen.com, the service the county uses. Jail Administration must approve them, and they cost $0.39 per minute. Our visiting guide adds more pointers.

Money on the account goes toward commissary orders. Pick one of two routes:

• The kiosk in the jail lobby: cash for a $2.00 fee, or a card for $8.95 with a $150 cap.
• InmateCanteen.com: $8.95 per online deposit. Commissary orders run through that site too.

No more than $300 can go in during any 14-day stretch. Money sent by mail is refused. Ask the jail at 651-430-7900 if something goes wrong. Two more of our pages help: adding funds and what commissary sells.

Calls run on a prepaid InmateCanteen.com account that opens at $0 on booking day. From it, your loved one can dial landlines or cell phones near or far, including other countries. The jail blocks collect calls, so load money online if you want to hear from them.

• Each email or text: $0.16.
• Each photo message: $0.32. Staff screen photos first.

Treat every call and message as something jail staff might hear or read. Don't discuss the case on these lines; that talk belongs with the defense lawyer. Help is at 651-430-7900. For more, read our phone account primer and our jail email explainer.

Use this exact format:

Inmate's full name
Washington County Jail
15015 62nd St. N.
P.O. Box 3801
Stillwater, MN 55082

• Send by the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, FedEx or DHL.
• Staff open, inspect and scan every letter, and the person views the scan electronically. The paper copy goes into their property.
• Attorney mail gets opened while the inmate looks on.
• Sexually explicit pictures are rejected.
• Add a return address. Mail for someone already released goes back to the sender.

Delivery happens Monday to Friday, holidays aside. The roster calls each person's number a JID. Phone 651-430-7900 to ask about books or magazines before you order any. Our mail guide covers more.

Items leave the jail only on the person's written request, turned in 24 hours ahead.

• A single key or cash can come out by itself.
• Clothing, cards, jewelry and shoes are released as one batch.
• The person collecting must show government photo ID that lists a date of birth.

One outfit stays at the jail for each person. Families may drop off as many as five outfits for work release or Sentence to Service. Up to three may come in for a jury trial once its date is set.

People finishing a sentence generally leave through the lobby after 8:30 a.m. A person who is intoxicated or vulnerable goes home only with a sober adult holding a valid driver's license. Confirm the time at 651-430-7900.

Licensed professionals provide medical, dental and psychological care, and the jail has a medical unit with exam rooms and a dentist's office. To report a worry, phone 651-430-7900. Your loved one can also flag the problem to staff from inside.

• Staff accept medicine from families only as a current, unexpired prescription.
• Contact lens solution has to be sealed.
• Every medicine or device needs a nurse's okay.
• No health details are given over the phone. Written details need the person's signed HIPAA release.
• Insurance, if the person has it, gets billed.

Life-threatening problems call for 911.

The Sheriff's Office has a Warrants Division, 651-430-7998. Use its warrant search, which shows District Court warrants and probation arrest orders, though court changes may lag. People accused of breaking supervised release may appear on the DOC's statewide Wanted Fugitives page. MCRO tracks court cases rather than warrants. A lawyer can advise on clearing a warrant, and Court Administration handles the court side at the courthouse, 14949 62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082, 651-413-8030. People surrendering check in at the jail window by 5:45 a.m. on weekdays other than holidays.

Criminal cases here belong to the District Court, which is part of the Tenth Judicial District. The courthouse stands next to the jail at 14949 62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082. Court Administration keeps weekday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Online: the MCRO hearing search
• Main court number: 651-413-8030
• Criminal and traffic desk: 651-413-8133

Plan on an omnibus hearing about six weeks in, since the rule's usual limit is 42 days from the first appearance. A speedy trial request from the defense gives the court 60 days to get the trial going. Some early hearings are done by video from the jail. Our court guide breaks down every stage.

Federal charges belong to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The federal courthouse nearest Stillwater is the Warren E. Burger Federal Building, 316 North Robert Street, St. Paul, MN 55101. The clerk's office answers at 612-664-5000.

1. A federal judge decides on custody before trial; this happens at a detention hearing (18 U.S.C. 3142).
2. Meanwhile the U.S. Marshals Service holds the person. Its district office can say where they are housed: 300 South 4th Street, Suite 402, Minneapolis, MN 55415, 612-664-5900.
3. The Sherburne County Jail in Elk River holds federal detainees for the Marshals, more than 500 on an average day. Its Sheriff's Office is at 13880 Business Center Drive NW, Suite 100, Elk River, MN 55330, 763-765-3500.
4. After a federal sentence, use the BOP inmate locator to see where they serve it.

Steps in a typical immigration hold:

1. An ICE officer issues a detainer (Form I-247A) to the Stillwater jail.
2. It seeks a hold lasting up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Detainers were the subject of a February 6, 2025 legal opinion by Minnesota's Attorney General. It concludes that state law offers jails no basis for extra custody time based only on a detainer.
4. Anyone ICE picks up falls under its St. Paul Field Office, 1 Federal Drive, Suite 1601, Fort Snelling, MN 55111, 612-843-8600.
5. Families can check the ICE Online Detainee Locator. Search with the A-number, or pair the name with the birth country.

Prison terms are served under the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Following sentencing, the Sheriff keeps the person in Stillwater until a transport to the state's intake center, where DOC staff process and assess them.

• Enter their name on the DOC Offender Locator, but allow a few business days after the move before a record shows.
• Our Minnesota state prisons guide covers each facility's visit and letter rules.

Most people finish their term's last third outside prison on supervised release. The person lives in the community then, checked on by DOC agents.

Minnesota law (260B.007) defines a child as someone below 18. Their cases land in juvenile court, inside the District Court system. Most arrested youths are released to a parent. A child may be kept instead if they could hurt someone or might skip court.

The Sheriff's Jail Division, based at the Law Enforcement Center, 15015 62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082, runs a temporary juvenile holding facility. It keeps youth facing criminal charges for up to eight business days while their case is pending. Runaways and youth picked up for liquor offenses need a court order before they can be held there. Call 651-430-7900 to ask whether a youth is in that unit.

• Secure detention for a youth stops at 36 hours (holidays and weekends not included) unless prosecutors file a petition and a judge signs off.
• In a metro area, an adult jail has 6 hours to move a child out. Only a filed petition and a judge's decision can stretch that (Minn. Stat. 260B.176, subd. 2).
• For the gravest cases, teens aged 14 to 17 may face certification to adult court or extended jurisdiction juvenile handling.

To learn where a youth would go for a longer secure stay, ask the court's juvenile desk at 651-413-8132.

Police reports come from the arresting agency. Arrests made inside this county end up at the Stillwater jail.

Sheriff's Office, 15015 62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082, main line 651-430-7600, non-emergency (24 hours) 651-439-9381. Deputies cover:

• Cities that contract for patrol: Afton, Birchwood Village, Grant, Hugo, Lakeland, Lakeland Shores, Lake Elmo, Lake St. Croix Beach, Landfall, Mahtomedi, Newport, Scandia, St. Mary's Point and Willernie.
• Places the Sheriff serves as the main police: Baytown, Denmark, May, Stillwater and West Lakeland townships, along with Marine on St. Croix and Pine Springs.
• Cottage Grove and St. Paul Park police: the state's police phone list gives the non-emergency line above for both.

City police departments (phones as the state's list gives them):

• Stillwater Police: 651-351-4900
• Woodbury Police: 651-714-3600
• Oakdale Police: 651-738-1025
• Forest Lake Police: 651-464-5877
• Bayport Police: 651-275-4400
• Oak Park Heights Police: 651-439-4723
• White Bear Lake Police: 651-429-8511

Minnesota State Patrol troopers make highway arrests. Headquarters: 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 130, St. Paul, MN 55101, 651-201-7100. Any town missing from this list can reach help through the Sheriff's non-emergency number.