Red Lake County Booking Reports
Red Lake County Booking Reports document each arrest and jail intake processed through the county sheriff's office in Red Lake Falls. This page explains how to search for current inmates, what the booking records contain, and where to find related arrest and court records for communities throughout this small northwest Minnesota county.
Red Lake County Booking Reports
Red Lake County Booking Reports and Jail Custody
The Red Lake County Sheriff's Office in Red Lake Falls handles all bookings for the county. The facility operates as a short-term holding jail. Most people booked here are held for up to 72 hours while awaiting a bail hearing or transfer. After that window, inmates who need longer-term housing are moved to a regional facility. This setup is common in smaller northwest Minnesota counties where a full-service jail is not cost-effective to operate on its own.
Because of the 72-hour hold model, the county does not always maintain a public online inmate locator the way larger counties do. To check on someone currently in custody, call the sheriff's office directly at 218-253-2996. Staff can confirm whether a person is at the local facility or has been transferred to a regional jail. The county website at redlakecounty-mn.gov may also have updated custody information or links to current booking data.
For people transferred to a state correctional facility after sentencing, the MN DOC Offender Locator is the right tool. It covers all Minnesota Department of Corrections facilities and is updated regularly. If someone was booked at the Red Lake County jail and later sentenced to a state prison term, they will appear in the DOC system rather than a county locator.
Note: Red Lake County operates a short-term 72-hour holding facility, and inmates needing longer custody may be transferred to a regional jail outside the county.
Red Lake County Sheriff's Office Contact Information
The Red Lake County Sheriff's Office is located in Red Lake Falls and handles all law enforcement, booking, and custody functions for the county. For jail and custody questions, call during business hours first. After-hours calls for urgent matters are also handled through the main line.
| Sheriff's Office | Red Lake County Sheriff's Office |
|---|---|
| Address | 124 Main Street, Red Lake Falls, MN 56750 |
| Phone | 218-253-2996 |
| County Website | redlakecounty-mn.gov |
| Judicial District | 9th Judicial District |
Records requests for physical copies of booking documents can be submitted in person or by mail. Under Minnesota law, adult arrest data is public, and the sheriff's office is required to provide it. Allow a few business days for written requests to be processed.
Tri-County Community Corrections Partnership
Red Lake County is part of the Tri-County Community Corrections program, which it operates jointly with Polk County and Norman County. This partnership handles probation supervision, pre-trial services, and community-based corrections for all three counties. If you are looking for information about a person on probation or under supervision rather than in jail, the Tri-County office is the right contact rather than the sheriff's office.
Community corrections records are separate from jail booking records. The Tri-County program helps manage people who are not incarcerated but are still under court supervision. This is worth knowing when you are trying to locate someone or understand their legal status in the county system.
Note: Tri-County Community Corrections covers probation and supervision for Red Lake, Polk, and Norman counties and is a separate system from the county jail.
What Red Lake County Booking Records Contain
A booking record created at the Red Lake County jail typically includes the arrested person's full name, date of birth, booking date, arresting agency, and the charges at the time of intake. Custody status shows whether the person is still held or has been released or transferred. Bond information, if applicable, may also appear. For transferred inmates, the record may note which facility they were sent to.
These fields reflect the situation at the time of booking. Charges can change as a case moves through the court. A booking record does not indicate guilt. It is an administrative record of what happened when a person was brought into custody. Under Minnesota Statutes section 13.82, this type of arrest data is classified as public government data. The law is found in chapter 13 of the Minnesota Statutes. Adult arrest information must be made available to the public upon request unless a specific legal exemption applies.
Statewide Tools for Minnesota Booking Reports
Several statewide resources are useful when searching for someone who may have been booked in Red Lake County or transferred elsewhere in Minnesota.
The MN DOC Offender Locator shows people housed in state prisons and correctional facilities. If someone was sentenced after a Red Lake County arrest, this tool will show their current state custody status. The BCA Criminal History search through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension covers statewide conviction records and is a broader resource for criminal history beyond a single county.
Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) provides access to case filings and court dispositions for Red Lake County cases handled in the 9th Judicial District. If you have a name or case number from a booking record, you can track the legal case through MCRO. VINE at vinelink.com offers free custody status alerts by phone, email, or text, and covers Red Lake County facilities as part of the statewide notification network.
Red Lake County Court Records and 9th Judicial District
Red Lake County is part of the 9th Judicial District, which covers a large area of northwest Minnesota. Court hearings for Red Lake County cases take place at the courthouse in Red Lake Falls. The court handles criminal, civil, family, and probate matters. Booking records from the sheriff's office feed into the court system when charges are formally filed.
Case filings, hearing dates, and dispositions are searchable through Minnesota Court Records Online. The system is publicly accessible and free to use for basic case lookups. For certified copies of court documents, contact the clerk of district court in Red Lake Falls directly. Fees apply for certified copies but basic case information is free online.
Note: Red Lake County court cases are heard in the 9th Judicial District, and records are searchable through the statewide MCRO system at no cost.
Cities in Red Lake County
No cities in Red Lake County meet the population threshold for a dedicated city page. Arrests are booked at the county jail in Red Lake Falls. Red Lake Falls is the county seat and largest community in the county, but its population does not qualify it for a separate city records page under this site's criteria.
Nearby Counties
Red Lake County borders several other northwest Minnesota counties. Each has its own sheriff's office and handles its own booking records.