Faribault County Jail Roster
The official current custody route for Faribault County Jail is the vendor-hosted Faribault County Jail in-custody list. The county links that report from its jail navigation as the jail roster. Research found it to be a public report-style custody list, not a search form with name fields. That matters because the best way to use it is to open the full report, check the report date, and use the browser's find command for a last name or first name.
The roster is for people held at Faribault County Jail in Blue Earth. It can include adult pretrial detainees, local sentenced jail inmates, warrant arrests, and people held while waiting for court. It should not be treated as a full criminal-history database. Formal case records live in Minnesota Court Records Online, and sentenced felony prisoners committed to the Commissioner of Corrections move to the Minnesota Department of Corrections system after state processing.
The county's Jail Information page is the local hub for roster, warrant, visiting, phone, Huber, commissary, and jail service links.
That page is useful when the roster report is unavailable, because it keeps the jail service links together with the inmate message line and related jail rules.
Use Faribault County Roster
Faribault County's public list works more like a printed custody report than a database search screen. No search boxes were visible in the research inventory, and the vendor host could not be fully rendered from the research environment. Browser snippets still confirmed the public report title, report date style, agency text, charges, and status-style entries. That means the page should be used with care, especially for a new arrest or a person who may have bonded, been released, or moved to another agency.
- Open the official Faribault County Jail custody report linked from the county jail page.
- Check the report date and time before relying on an entry.
- Use Ctrl+F, browser find, or mobile page find for the person's last name.
- Read the visible entry text for name, arresting agency, charge wording, status, and any booking or hold details shown.
- If the person is not listed, call Faribault County Jail before assuming release or noncustody.
A missing name can mean the person is still in intake, is listed under a different name, has been released, has been sent to court, or has been transferred. For a person who has not yet been booked but may be wanted, the official Faribault County active warrant list is a separate report linked by the sheriff's office.
Faribault County Roster Fields
The roster search-field inventory is brief because the county report does not appear to expose a form. The correct search action is a page-find action after the report opens. The table below preserves the research limitation instead of implying the county offers an app-style inmate search.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| None visible | Static HTML/report list | No | No public roster search form was found; use browser find by name. |
| Report date | Report metadata | Automatic | Search snippets show an in-custody list with current date or time information. |
| Entry fields | Report rows | Automatic | Snippets showed name, arresting agency, charges, and status-style data. |
Faribault County inmate records may also require a direct request. The county's data-practices policy says public data requests can be made in writing by mail, fax, or email, and a requester does not have to explain the reason for asking for public data. Inspection of public data is free, while copies may carry a charge.
Faribault County Inmate Details
The public report field set was only partly verified. Research snippets showed the Faribault County Jail title, report date or time, arresting-agency examples such as Blue Earth Police Department and the Faribault County Sheriff's Office, charge text, and pending status language. Exact display of mugshots, bond, booking number, housing unit, and date of birth was not confirmed.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person listed in the Faribault County in-custody report. |
| Report date/time | The date or time tied to the custody-list snapshot. |
| Arresting agency | The police, sheriff, or public-safety agency connected to the booking entry. |
| Charges | Public charge labels or abbreviated law-enforcement charge text. |
| Status | Status wording such as pending when displayed in the report. |
| Booking date/time | Possible booking-style timing text; the exact format was not fully verified. |
| Mugshot | Not verified. Do not assume Faribault County roster photos are shown online. |
| Bond | Not verified. Confirm bond through the jail or court record before acting. |
| Housing unit | Not verified. Do not assume public housing-unit display. |
Charge text on a jail roster is not the final court record. For filed charges, hearing dates, and case events, use Minnesota Court Records Online or the Faribault County District Court page. A complaint is the prosecutor-filed charging document. A disposition is the court outcome on a charge.
Faribault County Jail Contact
The only jail facility identified for this county is Faribault County Jail, operated by the Faribault County Sheriff's Office. The building is the Law Enforcement Center, which the county building list identifies as containing the jail and a hearing room. The sheriff's office also notes local access by entering between Farmers Daughter Restaurant and Shell Gas Station on Giant Drive, a useful cue for visitors driving to the public-safety complex.
Faribault County Jail
320 Dr. H. Russ Street
Blue Earth, MN 56013
507-526-5148
Inmate message line: 507-571-2172
County office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but jail intake and custody status are not published as business-hour-only functions. Call before relying on counter access for a roster question, bond question, visit issue, or records request.
Faribault County Booking Path
A local booking can start with the Sheriff's Office, Blue Earth Police Department, Elmore Police Department, Minnesota Lake Police Department, Wells Police Department, Winnebago Department of Public Safety, Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota DNR, or another lawful arresting agency. The person is brought to the jail, identified, checked for warrants or holds, screened, classified, and placed in custody or held for court under the legal authority listed for the confinement.
Minnesota Statutes 641.05 requires every sheriff to keep a permanent jail record for people committed to jail. That permanent record is broader than an online custody snapshot. Minnesota Rule 2911 governs jail standards, facility classes, capacity, staffing, inspection, and operation. If a person is awaiting initial court appearance, Faribault County visiting rules say that person will not be allowed to visit.
Note: New bookings and court transports can change custody status before the public report catches up.
Faribault County Jail Visits
The county publishes a detailed visiting hours and rules page. Video visiting can be completed over the internet using Turnkey and Reliance Telephone. All visitors must be preapproved, and incomplete or illegible applications are denied. A separate application is required for each inmate and each stay, and applications may take up to one week.
| Visit Item | Published Rule | Local Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Regular/video visiting | Monday 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; Wednesday 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; Friday 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Turnkey and Reliance Telephone video visiting is available over the internet. |
| Visitor approval | Required before any visit | Separate application for each inmate and each stay. |
| Initial court appearance | No visits while awaiting initial appearance | This affects many new bookings. |
| Visit limits | Two inmate visits per day if time allows | Each visitor may have two visits per scheduled visiting period. |
| Identification | U.S. government or state ID required | Other ID forms are not accepted. |
| Contact visits | Not allowed | The county rule states contact visiting is not allowed. |
The visiting page is a successful screenshot source in the manifest and shows why visitation is a separate check after a roster lookup.
Visitor approval, court-appearance status, ID rules, and recent local jail history can all affect whether a visit is allowed.
Faribault County Inmate Contact
Faribault County publishes phone and commissary rules, but no detailed official inmate mail page was located. Mail content should not be guessed. Use the jail address and call the jail before sending books, photos, packages, or money orders. The inmate phone system is through Reliance Telephone, and calls are collect or phone-card calls. Phone cards bought outside Reliance or jail commissary will not work.
| Service | Official Detail | What to Check |
|---|---|---|
| Phone calls | Reliance Telephone; collect or phone-card calls | Non-attorney calls are monitored and recorded. |
| Messages | Inmate message line 507-571-2172 | Staff do not deliver messages or tell inmates to check them. |
| Commissary | Snack foods, hygiene items, phone cards, writing items, and other listed items | Orders are filled at night as time permits and handed out once per day. |
| Deposits | Lobby kiosk or InmateCanteen vendor website | Medical and Huber fees can debit the account. |
| No detailed local mail page found | Call before sending anything beyond basic correspondence. |
Faribault County Custody Channels
Faribault County inmate records split by custody system. The county jail roster is the first stop for a current local jail hold. The Minnesota Department of Corrections Locator is for adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who remain under DOC jurisdiction. Newly sentenced people may take several business days to appear after transfer. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present, and the ICE Online Detainee Locator System covers adult ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours under federal rules.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail | Faribault County Jail custody report | Pretrial, local sentence, warrant, hold, or short-term county custody. |
| State prison or DOC supervision | Minnesota DOC Locator | Sentenced adults under state jurisdiction, not county jail booking status. |
| Custody notifications | VINELink and Minnesota VINE | Public and victim custody-status notifications; Minnesota VINE phone is 877-664-8463. |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal prison identity, location, and release information. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | A-number/country search or biographical search for eligible adults. |
The MNDOC locator is a separate state system, shown in the manifest as a successful screenshot source.
A person can leave Faribault County Jail after sentencing and later appear in DOC records after state intake and data updates.
Faribault County Data Requests
If the public roster does not show the needed jail data, use the county's Chapter 13 data-practices process. The public policy says a written request can be sent by mail, fax, or email. A requester should state that the request is made under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, describe the data clearly, and say whether inspection, copies, or both are requested. The county cannot require a public requester to identify themself or explain why the data is wanted, though contact information may be needed to send copies or clarify the request.
Access note: No official Faribault County Sheriff mobile app was located, and no app-only jail roster, warrant search, or custody alert feature was found.
For photos or video tied to police reports, the jail/civil fee schedule lists police report photos at $25 and video at $50. Do not assume every booking photograph costs that amount. Ask the sheriff's office how it classifies the requested data and whether any copy charge applies.