Kandiyohi County Inmate Population Overview
The Kandiyohi County inmate population is reported through several public sources, each with a different job. The Kandiyohi County Jail page points readers to the current in-custody report, jail contacts, canteen and phone links, ICE detainee information, and the county's published annual report. The Minnesota DOC inspection report supplies the jail capacity and operating authority. The county's 2020 jail annual report adds average daily population, bookings, boarders, program, fee, and medical service detail.
Kandiyohi County Jail is the only detention facility mapped for this county. It holds pretrial detainees, people serving local sentences, people boarded for other agencies, and some DOC or ICE detainees when housed under the relevant arrangement. Sentenced felony prisoners from Kandiyohi County are not counted as county jail inmates after commitment to the commissioner of corrections. They are searched through the Minnesota Department of Corrections public locator. Federal prisoners use BOP tools, while immigration detainees use ICE channels or the jail's inmate information line.
Kandiyohi County Inmate Population Statistics
The best local data set is the jail's 2020 annual report. It should be read with care because the report says COVID changed bookings and boarding that year. Even so, the figures show how the Kandiyohi County inmate population works. The average daily population was below approved capacity, but boarders made up a large share of the daily count. That local detail matters because a person listed in the jail may be held for another county, for DOC, for ICE, or for a Kandiyohi County case.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Approved jail capacity | 190 secure coed beds | Minnesota DOC inspection, inspected December 6, 2022 |
| Operational capacity | 180.50 at 95 percent | Minnesota DOC inspection, 2022 |
| Average daily population | 128 inmates | Kandiyohi County Jail annual report, 2020 |
| Average boarders within ADP | 81 boarders | Kandiyohi County Jail annual report, 2020 |
| Booked and processed people | 1,677 individuals | Kandiyohi County Jail annual report, 2020 |
| Booking sex breakdown | 1,312 male; 365 female | Kandiyohi County Jail annual report, 2020 |
| Juveniles processed at courthouse station | 43 | Kandiyohi County Jail annual report, 2020 |
The official live roster has a timestamp, but no separate official population count field. A raw table row count would be misleading because charge rows sit inside the main report. Use the roster to confirm current custody, and use the sourced annual and inspection reports for capacity and historical population figures.
Kandiyohi County Jail Population Trends
Kandiyohi County does not publish a multi-year jail population dashboard in the local sources reviewed for this build. The available trend picture is narrower. The 2020 annual report gives a COVID-era average daily population and booking count. The 2022 DOC inspection gives approved and operational capacity, not a new ADP. The current in-custody report gives a live roster view, but it should not be converted into an official historical count.
| Year | ADP or Count | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 128 ADP | Annual report figure; COVID reduced bookings and boarding. |
| 2020 | 1,677 booked and processed | Includes jail and courthouse booking processing. |
| 2022 | 190 approved beds | DOC inspection capacity, not an average population count. |
| 2026 | Live roster timestamp only | Roster confirms who is in custody, not a certified trend table. |
Boarding is the main local trend clue. Kandiyohi County reported boarding inmates for other counties and agencies since 2001, and the 2020 report listed 29,382 total days boarded. That means a Kandiyohi County inmate population search can show more than people arrested by Kandiyohi County agencies.
Who Makes Up Kandiyohi County Inmate Population
The Kandiyohi County inmate population includes several custody groups. Local pretrial detainees are people arrested and held while a case is pending. Local sentenced inmates are serving jail time rather than a state prison term. Boarders are people housed for another agency. ICE detainees may be held at the jail under the St. Paul Field Office information published by the county and ICE. DOC prisoners may appear when the annual report or facility rules discuss DOC housing or glass visits.
- Local arrests: Sheriff and police arrests feed into the county jail and public in-custody report.
- Boarders: The 2020 average daily population included 81 boarders, a major part of the jail count.
- ICE detainees: The jail page and ICE facility profile list Kandiyohi County Jail for immigration detainee information.
- Juvenile processing: The 2020 annual report noted courthouse booking-station processing, while the 2022 DOC inspection said no delinquent juvenile hold approval.
Laws Governing Kandiyohi County Jail Data
Minnesota law explains why much of the Kandiyohi County inmate population can be checked through official channels while some details are held back. Adult arrest data and booking photographs are public unless a specific exception applies. Corrections and detention data can be limited when release would expose medical, mental health, financial, security, informant, or active-investigation material. The county roster reflects that split: it shows age, sex, intake date, charges, bond, and mugshot thumbnails, but not date of birth, address, housing unit, medical information, or juvenile identifying detail.
Key Minnesota Rules:
Minn. Stat. section 13.82 makes many adult arrest facts and booking photographs public unless an exception applies.
Minn. Stat. section 13.85 limits corrections data when release would expose protected personal, security, medical, or investigation information.
Minn. Stat. section 641.05 requires the sheriff to keep a permanent jail register.
Minn. Stat. section 241.021 gives DOC inspection and licensing authority over local correctional facilities.
Minnesota Rules chapter 2911 sets minimum standards for local adult detention facilities.
How to Search Kandiyohi County Inmates
The official Kandiyohi County inmate search is the Kandiyohi County Jail In Custody report. It is not a modern search portal. It is a live HTML table with a timestamp, and it is free to open without a login. The sheriff jail page and sheriff reports page both link to it. Because no county search box is provided, browser find is the practical tool for last names, booking numbers, or statute text.
- Open the sheriff jail page and select the in-custody list, or open the custody report directly.
- Read the timestamp near the top before relying on the report.
- Use browser find for the person's last name because the county page has no built-in search field.
- Read across the custody row for photo, MNI, name, sex, age, booking number, intake date, charges, and bail or bond.
- Call inmate information at 320-214-6700 ext. 3600 when a new arrest is not yet visible or the row does not answer the question.
The current roster covers the county jail. A released-inmate archive was not located in the official public report. For older booking records, use the Sheriff's Records Unit instead of trying to force the live custody table to answer a past-custody question.
Kandiyohi County Roster Fields
The custody report is a table-based record, not a click-through profile. It shows a practical snapshot of jail status and arrest charges, but it does not replace court filings. Filed charges, hearings, amended counts, and dispositions belong in Minnesota Court Records Online and Kandiyohi County District Court records.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo | Table image | n/a | Booking photo thumbnail appears when available and can resize on click. |
| MNI | Table column | n/a | Numeric master-name index identifier. |
| Name | Table column | n/a | Displayed in last, first middle format. |
| Sex and age | Table columns | n/a | Shows sex code and age, not full birth date. |
| Booking # | Table column | n/a | Numeric booking event identifier. |
| Intake Date | Table column | n/a | Uses date and time format. |
| Charges and Bail\Bond | Nested values | n/a | Shows charge level, status phrase, statute, description, and bond information when public. |
The official in-custody report screenshot in the project manifest shows the local table format with booking photo thumbnails and custody fields.
That table design is why a Kandiyohi County inmate lookup often works best by opening the whole report, reading the timestamp, and using browser find rather than expecting a search form.
Past Kandiyohi County Inmate Records
The live roster is a current-custody tool. Kandiyohi County did not publish a released-inmate archive, booking-date search, or historical mugshot gallery in the official sources reviewed. The fallback is the Sheriff's Records Unit, which handles accident reports, arrest reports, incident reports, and public data requests. Requests can be made in person, by phone, by email, or in writing, and the county says the Records Office has 10 business days to process requests.
Records requests should include enough detail to let staff identify the event: full name, approximate arrest date, booking number if known, incident or court number if known, and requester contact information. Local policy lists limits for confidential reports, juveniles, social-service material, vulnerable-adult material, victim names, active investigations, and information whose release could affect safety or welfare. Those limits track the state public-record boundaries in Minnesota Statutes sections 13.82 and 13.85.
Kandiyohi County Custody Lookup Systems
One common error is using the right name in the wrong database. Kandiyohi County Jail covers local custody. Minnesota DOC covers adults committed to the commissioner and still under DOC jurisdiction. BOP covers federal inmates from 1982 forward. ICE ODLS covers immigration detainees when the search has the required A-number or biographical details. Minnesota VINE adds notification, not a complete record archive.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Kandiyohi in-custody report | Current jail detainees, local sentences, boarders, and listed holds. |
| State prison | MNDOC public locator | Adults committed to DOC and still under DOC jurisdiction. |
| Federal prison | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmate records from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE detainee locator | ICE custody searches by A-number or biographical information. |
| Notifications | Minnesota VINE/VINELink | Custody-status notification service, especially after transfer or release. |
Court Records After Kandiyohi Arrest
Jail charges are the arrest-side record. Filed criminal cases are court records. In Kandiyohi County, criminal cases are filed in Kandiyohi County District Court, part of Minnesota's Eighth Judicial District. The court page gives the courthouse address, court administration contact, hours, and jurisdiction. The Kandiyohi County Attorney is the chief prosecutor for adult felony and juvenile crimes, so charges may change after review.
Use Minnesota Court Records Online to search public case details and the register of actions. MCRO warns that it is not the certified court record and that some pending cases may not show in name searches. For the arrest-to-charge path, the Kandiyohi County court records after jail arrest page covers case search fields, prosecutor filings, warrants, and certified-copy routes.
Kandiyohi County Detention Facility
The facility map resolves to one county detention facility. No separate county work-release annex, city jail, state prison, BOP prison, or standalone ICE center was located inside Kandiyohi County in official sources. City arrests appear to feed into the county jail rather than a municipal public roster.
- Kandiyohi County Jail holds local pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, boarders, DOC/ICE detainees when housed, and people processed through the Law Enforcement Center.
Kandiyohi Jail Visits and Money
Kandiyohi County says lobby visits are open, while the annual report explains that Turnkey Corrections video visitation began in 2017 and allowed remote visits from other computers. Inmates were allowed video visits every day of the week, and DOC and ICE inmates were allowed glass visits on Saturdays and Sundays. Exact social visit time slots were not located in current county HTML, so verify through the jail or vendor before travel.
| Need | Published Channel | Local Note |
|---|---|---|
| Video visit or canteen | Inmate Canteen / Turnkey | Linked from the county jail page. |
| Phone prepayment | Securus | County page links Securus and lists 1-800-844-6591. |
| Emergency message | Jail information line | The county relays only emergency messages through ext. 3600. |
| State DOC money | MNDOC money page | For sentenced state prisoners, not county jail inmates. |
Kandiyohi County Inmate Terms
Roster terms can be brief, so a few definitions help with the Kandiyohi County inmate population search.
- Booking
- The jail intake event that creates the custody record and booking number.
- MNI
- A master-name index number used by law-enforcement systems.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that can affect release.
- Conditions met
- A bond phrase tied to conditions set by the court.
- Register of actions
- The court docket view in MCRO that lists public case events.
Kandiyohi County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Kandiyohi County inmate population?
The sourced historical average daily population was 128 inmates in the 2020 jail annual report. The 2022 DOC inspection listed 190 approved secure coed beds and 180.50 operational capacity. The current roster should be used for current custody, not as a certified trend count.
Does Kandiyohi County publish jail mugshots?
Yes, the current in-custody report includes booking photo thumbnails when available. The Kandiyohi County jail mugshots page explains the photo column, Minnesota booking-photo law, and records-request fallback.
Where do state prisoners from Kandiyohi County appear?
Sentenced felony prisoners appear in the MNDOC public locator after commitment to the commissioner and system processing. Newly sentenced people may take several business days to show there.
Is there a Kandiyohi sheriff app for inmate search?
No official Kandiyohi County Sheriff mobile app with an inmate roster, warrant lookup, or most-wanted tool was located. The county web custody report, sheriff records channels, MCRO, MNDOC, ICE, BOP, and VINE are the documented access paths.
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