Koochiching County Booking Reports

Koochiching County Booking Reports document arrests and jail intakes processed by the Koochiching County Law Enforcement Center in International Falls, Minnesota. This page explains how to access the jail roster, what changed when the county transitioned to a new facility in early 2026, and where to find court and criminal history records for cases in the 9th Judicial District.

Koochiching County Jail Roster

The Koochiching County jail roster is available as a PDF at parcelinfo.com/koochiching/JRR/KCJ_Jail_Roster.pdf. This document lists current inmates at the county jail and is one of the primary ways the county makes booking information publicly available. The roster is updated on a rolling basis and reflects current custody at the time it was generated.

The Law Enforcement Center website at co.koochiching.mn.us/179/Law-Enforcement-Center provides additional information about the facility and how to contact the Sheriff's Office. The center is at 715 4th St. in International Falls, which sits on the Minnesota-Canada border.

Booking records in the roster include name, date of birth, charges, booking date, and current custody status. The PDF format means it's a point-in-time document rather than a live query system. For the most current information on a specific person, call the jail directly at (218) 283-1140.

New Jail Facility in 2026

Koochiching County opened a new jail in early 2026. The $20 million facility sits just east of the courthouse in International Falls and has a 40-bed capacity. This replaced the old jail, which was built in 1978 and had been limited to 90-day holds since January 2022 due to safety and infrastructure concerns with the aging facility.

The 90-day hold limit that was in effect from January 2022 through the opening of the new facility meant that longer-term inmates had to be transferred to other counties for housing. This affected how booking records were structured during that period, since some Koochiching County inmates were physically held elsewhere while their cases were processed through Koochiching courts.

With the new facility open, Koochiching County can now house inmates for longer terms locally. This simplifies the custody picture and means the jail roster reflects actual local custody more reliably than it did during the transition years. If you are researching a case from 2022 through early 2026, it's worth knowing that the person may have been held in a different county during that window.

Law Enforcement Center Contact Information

The Koochiching County Law Enforcement Center handles bookings, jail operations, and records for the county. Sheriff Perryn Hedlund leads the agency.

Minnesota Law and Public Booking Records

Arrest and booking data in Minnesota is governed by Minnesota Statutes section 13.82, which classifies it as public government data. The Koochiching County Sheriff is required to make this data available to the public. Standard public fields include name, arrest date and time, charges, and the arresting agency.

Records requests for documents tied to a specific arrest can be submitted to the Sheriff's Office in person or by mail during business hours. Copies carry a standard per-page fee. Some records, including juvenile records and details from active investigations, may be withheld under specific provisions of the Minnesota Data Practices Act. Adult arrest and booking data is open by default for most cases.

For conviction records that go beyond the jail roster, the BCA Criminal History search provides statewide data maintained by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. This covers courts across Minnesota and includes records that may be older than what the jail roster shows.

Court Records for Koochiching County Cases

Koochiching County is part of the 9th Judicial District. Cases arising from arrests in the county are filed at the county courthouse in International Falls. Court records are separate from jail records and cover what happens after a booking, including arraignment, hearings, plea agreements, and verdicts.

Minnesota Court Records Online is the state system for searching 9th District case filings. Use it to find hearing dates, see what formal charges were filed, and check case outcomes. A name or case number from the jail roster is a useful starting point for a court search.

VINE provides free custody status alerts for Koochiching County. Register at vinelink.com or call 1-877-664-8463 to get notifications when someone's custody status changes. This works for family members and victims who need to stay informed about a person's release without checking the jail roster repeatedly.

For people serving state prison sentences after a Koochiching County conviction, use the MN DOC Offender Locator. County jail records only reflect local custody at the Law Enforcement Center.

Nearby Counties

Koochiching County is in far northern Minnesota, bordering Canada to the north. Neighboring counties have their own law enforcement agencies and booking records processes.

• St. Louis County
• Itasca County
• Lake of the Woods County