Minnesota Inmate Search: How to Perform a Minnesota Department of Correction Inmate Search

Thirteen state prisons in Minnesota house convicts in minimal, medium, close, and maximum-security settings. Only female convicts are housed in one facility.

The Department of Corrections in Minnesota is in charge of overseeing inmates as well as managing and maintaining all facilities. They assert that "all facilities offer educational programming, treatment, and the opportunity for inmates to be constructively employed in prison jobs."

The state also maintains a large number of county jails where recently detained people who are awaiting trial or those serving a sentence of less than a year are kept while they wait.

Minnesota Inmate Search: General Information

The offender's name, age, date of birth, race, gender, and complete physical description are often included in Minnesota inmate records. data on crimes and other data could be included in the information.

The government organization in charge of the institutions and offenders is the Minnesota Department of Corrections. 

To make it simple for the public to locate someone in the system, they offer an offender locator on their website. Some prisoner records might be simple to locate, while others might be more challenging.

If you need to perform an inmate search in Minnesota, here we will explain how you can do so – both offline and online.

Inmate Search in Minnesota: How to Perform an Offline Search

1. You must get in touch with the Minnesota Department of Corrections directly if you want to do an offline inmate search in Minnesota. You can take the following actions:
2. Visit https://mn.gov/doc/ to access the Minnesota Department of Corrections website.
3. Look under "Information for Families and Friends" for the "Offender Search" option, which is typically there.
4. To access the search page, select "Offender Search" from the menu.
5. You can call the Minnesota Department of Corrections directly at (651) 361-7200 or (651) 361-7250 to request assistance with an inmate search if you are unable to access the online search page.

Be prepared to give the Minnesota Department of Corrections the entire name and birthdate of the prisoner you are looking for when you get in touch with them. 

The facility where the inmate is being kept or the detainee's ID number may also be requested as supplementary information. You should be aware that not all inmate information is accessible to the public, so you might not find what you're looking for.

Inmate Search Minnesota: Online Search

The Minnesota Department of Corrections offers two different ways to search for inmates online: the Minnesota Offender Locator and the Public Access to Court Records (PACER) system. Here are the steps for each method:

1. Minnesota Offender Locator:

• Visit the Minnesota Department of Corrections website at https://mn.gov/doc/.
• Look for the "Offender Search" option, which can usually be found under the "Information for Families and Friends" section.
• Click on the "Minnesota Offender Locator" link to be taken to the search page.
• Agree to the terms and conditions, and then enter the inmate's first and last name or ID number. You can also search by the inmate's date of birth or gender.
• Click on "Search" to see a list of matching inmates. You can click on an inmate's name to view more detailed information, such as their current location, release date, and offense history.

Public Access to Court Records (PACER) system:

• Visit the PACER website at https://www.pacer.gov/.
• Click on "Register" to create a PACER account if you do not already have one. There may be fees associated with using the PACER system.
• Log in to your PACER account and select "Find a Case."
• Select "Minnesota" from the drop-down list of jurisdictions.
• Enter the inmate's last name and first name or their case number, and then click on "Search."
• Select the correct case from the search results, and then click on "Reports" to view information about the case, including the inmate's name and charges.

While both of these methods can offer details about inmates in Minnesota, they might not do so for all inmates in the state. To locate the information you need, it may occasionally be required to conduct further research because the available data may be sparse or inadequate.

Minnesota Sheriffs' Association

Another method to perform an online inmate search in Minnesota is by using the Inmate Locator tool provided by the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association. Here are the steps:

1. Visit the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association website at https://www.mnsheriffs.org/.
2. Look for the "Inmate Locator" option, which can usually be found under the "Public Resources" section.
3. Click on the "Inmate Locator" link to be taken to the search page.
4. Enter the inmate's first and last name, or their jail identification number if known.
5. If you wish to narrow your search, you can also select a specific county or facility from the drop-down menus provided.
6. Click on "Search" to see a list of matching inmates. You can click on an inmate's name to view more detailed information, such as their booking and release dates, charges, and bond amount.

Please note that not all Minnesota jails and facilities participate in this Inmate Locator tool, so the information available may not be comprehensive. 

Additionally, the tool only provides information on inmates currently in custody, and not on past inmates or those who have been released.