Faribault County Inmate Population and Search

The Faribault County Inmate Population

The Faribault County inmate population is centered on one local detention facility: Faribault County Jail in Blue Earth. The jail is housed in the Law Enforcement Center and is operated by the Faribault County Sheriff's Office. Official county and Minnesota Department of Corrections sources did not identify a separate city jail, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center physically located in Faribault County. That makes the local custody map narrower than in many counties, but the lookup path still branches once a person is sentenced, transferred, or held under another authority.

The county jail population can include adult pretrial detainees, locally sentenced jail inmates, warrant arrests, people awaiting court appearance, local holds, and inmates approved for Huber or Sentence to Service programs when court and jail rules allow it. Some arrests begin with the Sheriff's Office. Others may come from Blue Earth Police Department, Elmore Police Department, Minnesota Lake Police Department, Wells Police Department, Winnebago Department of Public Safety, Minnesota State Patrol, or Minnesota DNR. Once booked, the official county roster is the main public custody source.

Faribault County Inmate Population Statistics

The strongest official figures located for the Faribault County inmate population are capacity figures, not a current daily count. The Minnesota DOC adult facility inspection material for Faribault County Jail reports 62 approved secure coed beds and 52.70 operational beds based on the 85 percent operating-capacity calculation. The 2026 biennial inspection also reports authority to operate from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028. No official average daily population, annual bookings count, average length of stay, or demographic breakdown was located in the county and DOC sources reviewed for this build.

Faribault County Jail Capacity

The Faribault County Jail capacity record is more exact than the public population count. Minnesota DOC inspection reports describe the jail as a secure coed facility and list the approved capacity at 62 beds. The same inspection source gives an operational capacity of 52.70 beds at 85 percent, which is the capacity figure that should be used when discussing operating limits. No official source located for this project reported a current overcrowding order, consent decree, construction plan, or capacity-reduction litigation for the Faribault County Jail.

The 2026 DOC inspection also matters because it confirms the jail's current authority period. That source says Faribault County Jail has authority to operate from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028. It also notes delinquent juvenile hold approval for 24 hours, excluding weekends and holidays. Those data points describe licensing and capacity. They should not be treated as the number of people in custody on any given day.

The Minnesota DOC adult inspection archive is the source used for jail inspection access. The screenshot below shows the DOC archive page used to find Faribault County Jail inspection records.

Inspection records are useful for capacity, facility type, and license status, while the county jail roster remains the better source for a current custody snapshot.

Faribault County Inmate Population Trends

Faribault County's official trend record is thin because the located inspection reports confirm capacity, not average daily population. The same approved capacity and operational capacity appear in the 2024 and 2026 inspection material reviewed in the research. A 2022 inspection is also referenced as confirming the same capacity structure. Those entries support a capacity trend, but they do not prove whether the daily jail population rose or fell over those years.

Broader state and national jail data can add context, but it should not be used as a substitute for a Faribault County count. Bureau of Justice Statistics reported U.S. local jails held 664,200 people at midyear 2023, and Vera and Prison Policy publish Minnesota-level incarceration context. Those sources are not a Faribault County Jail headcount.

Who Counts in Faribault County

The Faribault County inmate population is not one legal category. Some people are held before a first appearance or while charges are pending. Some are serving local jail sentences. Others may be held on warrants, local court orders, probation issues, or transfer-related holds. Huber and Sentence to Service can affect where and how a person serves time, but those programs still depend on court approval, jail rules, probation involvement, drug and alcohol testing, and account or fee requirements documented by the county.

• Pretrial detainees are held after arrest or warrant booking while the court process starts.
• Local sentenced inmates may serve short jail sentences at Faribault County Jail.
• Huber participants need judge approval, verified work, testing, time cards, and fee compliance.
• STS participants complete court-imposed service through probation after approval.
• State prison inmates move into Minnesota DOC custody after commitment and are not searched through the county roster.

Faribault County Jail Records Law

Minnesota law explains why jail data can be public while still leaving some details limited or delayed. The county roster is a public-facing snapshot. The permanent jail record is a sheriff responsibility. Corrections data, booking photos, court files, and death-in-custody reporting each sit under different legal rules. For Faribault County inmate population research, the key point is that public access comes from state law and local data-practices channels, not from a promise that every jail fact appears online.

Faribault County Booking Flow

A local arrest can be made by the Sheriff's Office, a city police department, State Patrol, DNR, or another agency, then brought to the Law Enforcement Center. Intake normally includes identity checks, warrant checks, legal authority for confinement, property inventory, health and risk screening, fingerprints and photos when applicable, and classification. Faribault County did not publish a complete booking timeline in the sources located, so exact booking-to-roster timing should not be promised.

Typical flow: arrest -> jail intake -> roster entry if publicly listed -> first appearance or bond review -> release, continued county custody, local sentence, or transfer to state or federal custody.

Booking

The intake event after arrest or commitment to jail.

Classification

The jail's process for assigning custody level, housing, and supervision needs.

Hold or detainer

A separate legal reason or agency request that can keep a person in custody.

Huber

A Minnesota work-release-style privilege that requires court approval and local jail compliance.

Operational capacity

The DOC operating-capacity number, lower than the approved bed count.

Search the Faribault County Jail Roster

The current county-jail search starts with the official Faribault County custody list hosted on Bevcomm ASP and linked from the county's Jail Information navigation. The report is not a form-based database. Research found it is a public report-style custody list, and snippets showed an "In Custody List" report date, arrestee entries, arresting agency, charge text, and status-style fields. Full field inspection was not completed because direct access to the vendor report reset from the research environment.

The official Faribault County Jail Information page links users to jail service pages, the roster, and inmate communication resources. The screenshot below is from that county jail information source.

Because the roster is a report rather than a search form, the practical method is to open the report and use the browser's page-find tool for a name.

1. Open the official Faribault County Jail in-custody report linked from the county jail page.
2. Use browser find, such as Ctrl+F on a keyboard or page search on a phone, to search a last name.
3. Check the report date and time because booking, release, bond, court orders, and transfers can change custody status.
4. Review visible agency, charge, booking, status, bond, or hold details only if they appear in that entry.
5. If the person is missing or the report is unavailable, call Faribault County Jail at 507-526-5148.
6. For people sentenced to state prison, search the Minnesota DOC locator instead of the county roster.

Faribault County Inmate Lookup Fields

The Faribault County jail roster research did not find a visible search form. That means there are no county roster fields such as first name, last name, date of birth, or booking number to fill in before searching. The list itself is the search result. Use the page-find method, then treat each entry as a custody snapshot rather than a complete court record.

When a custody entry is unclear, use the jail phone line, the court record, or a data request before relying on a single roster line. New bookings may not appear right away, and a released or transferred person may leave the report before other systems update.

Faribault County Inmate Record Details

Search snippets and county links confirm the public report is the official route for current custody, but the exact complete record layout was not verified. The inventory below separates observed or snippet-supported fields from fields that should not be promised for Faribault County. Formal charges, court dates, and dispositions should be checked in Minnesota Court Records Online, because roster charge text is not the final court charging document.

Past Faribault County Inmate Records

The public jail roster is built for current custody, not a full archive of old bookings. A person who bonded out, finished a local sentence, transferred, or moved into Minnesota DOC custody may no longer appear on the report. For past Faribault County inmate records, start with the known name, date range, arresting agency, and any case or citation number. Then use the county data-practices process for jail records and Minnesota Court Records Online for court case activity after arrest.

Faribault County's public data policy says written requests may be sent by mail, fax, or email to the appropriate data-practices contact. Public requesters may inspect public data free of charge, may ask for copies, and do not have to explain why they want the data. The county may need contact information to process copies or status updates, and it may charge for copies. If data are not public, the county must identify the law that makes them nonpublic.

Note: Released inmate records and court records may update at different speeds, so match roster clues to MCRO case information when possible.

Faribault County Jail vs DOC

Faribault County Jail and the Minnesota Department of Corrections answer different inmate-search questions. The county roster is for current local jail custody. The MNDOC Locator is for adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who remain under DOC jurisdiction, including prison and release-supervision status. A person sentenced in Faribault County may disappear from the county roster after transport and later appear in the DOC system after processing.

State and Federal Inmate Search

State, federal, and immigration locators should be used only when the custody path fits them. Faribault County has no official BOP prison, ICE detention center, or state prison in the county. The state prison named MCF-Faribault is in Rice County, not Faribault County. That name overlap is a common search problem, so Blue Earth and the Faribault County Sheriff's Office are the local cues for this county's jail.

The MNDOC Locator lets users search by name or MNDOC Offender ID. Name searches can use first name, last name, or both, and the DOC notes that newly sentenced people may take several business days to appear. Federal sentenced prisoners from 1982 to the present are searched through the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Immigration detainees are searched through the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, using either A-number and country of birth or biographical search details.

The MNDOC public viewer is the state lookup for sentenced Minnesota correctional custody, not for current Faribault County Jail intake.

Use the state locator after commitment to DOC custody, and use federal or ICE tools only when a case has moved outside county jail control.

Faribault County Custody Notifications

Faribault County publishes VINE information for custody status and notification access. Minnesota VINE lets victims and the public search custody status and register for phone or email notice when offender custody status changes. The toll-free Minnesota VINE number listed in the research is 877-664-8463. VINE is not the same thing as the roster, but it can help when the main need is notice of release, transfer, or custody status change.

For a person in county custody, the Faribault County Jail phone number remains a direct fallback. The main jail and Sheriff's Office number is 507-526-5148. The inmate message line is 507-571-2172, but messages are not confidential and correctional staff will not deliver phone messages or tell inmates to check them. For urgent public-safety needs, use 911 or the Sheriff's Office emergency option listed by the county.

Faribault County Jail Programs

Huber Law, Sentence to Service, phone access, commissary, and PREA reporting are part of the local jail context around the Faribault County inmate population. Huber minimum qualifications include judge approval, verified employment before admission, random employment checks, drug and alcohol testing, weekly time cards, no active warrants or holds, fee payment, and limits on seven-day work or overtime. If an inmate account balance reaches zero, the county says work release ends.

Sentence to Service is court-imposed work to help pay fines and is run through probation. The county lists the probation number as 507-526-6281 for more information. PREA materials state the jail has zero tolerance for sexual abuse and harassment, with reporting through Jail Administration during business hours at 507-526-4876 or 507-526-4877, or through the jail by asking for an on-duty correctional officer. These program details explain custody status and jail operations, but they are not a substitute for the current roster.

Faribault County Detention Facilities

The facility list for Faribault County has one official detention facility. The county seat is Blue Earth, and the Law Enforcement Center contains the jail and a hearing room. No official source located a Faribault County state prison, BOP facility, ICE facility, regional jail, or separate municipal lockup. Local police departments and state agencies may make arrests, but the county jail is the public local custody point.

• Faribault County Jail - secure coed county jail in Blue Earth for adult pretrial detainees, locally sentenced jail inmates, warrant arrests, local holds, and approved Huber or STS participants.

Faribault County Inmate Population FAQ