Houston County Jail Roster
The Houston County In Custody page is the official county roster channel identified in the research. It should be the first web stop for a current Houston County inmate search. The direct research fetch mainly exposed page shell and county navigation rather than usable roster fields, so no safe field-by-field roster form can be promised. If the page does not load current details, use the jail and sheriff phone fallback.
The Houston County jail is on the County Justice Center campus at 306 S. Marshall Street, Caledonia, MN 55921. The District Court phone page lists Jail at 507-725-3379. The sheriff page identifies the sheriff as the county jail authority and chief law-enforcement officer. Sheriff duties include lodging people in county jail, supervising jailers and deputies, handling civil process, pursuing and apprehending people who violate the law, and providing court security.
The In Custody page is not the same thing as a court charge search. Current custody may connect to pending charges, warrants, a sentence, or a hold, but the court case must be checked through MCRO or Court Administration. For the arrest-to-charge path, use the Houston County arrest records and charges page as the related court-charge resource.
The Houston County Sheriff page is the local source for sheriff and jail authority information.
That sheriff source matters because local custody, jail records, and arrest information are sheriff records rather than District Court documents.
Search Houston County Inmates
A practical Houston County inmate lookup uses the official page first and then verifies by phone if the page is unavailable, incomplete, or unclear. Do not assume that a person missing from the public roster is not in custody. A recent arrest, transfer, release, sealed matter, juvenile issue, data delay, or technical problem can affect what appears online.
- Open the official Houston County In Custody page.
- Look for the person's name and any current custody details the official page displays.
- If details are missing or the page does not load roster data, call the jail or sheriff at 507-725-3379.
- For arrest information, jail records, incident reports, calls for service, or accident reports, use the sheriff records request process.
- For charges, hearings, court dates, and dispositions, search MCRO or contact Houston County Court Administration.
Note: The research did not verify a Houston County roster search form with name, booking number, housing unit, bond, mugshot, or projected-release fields.
Houston County Inmate Search Fields
The official roster page exists, but the research did not capture a live roster field inventory. The safest search-field table is therefore a fallback table based on official channels, not a made-up roster form.
| Need | Official Channel | Useful Detail | Research Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current local custody | Houston County In Custody page | Name and current custody status if displayed | No official field sample was captured from direct page text. |
| Roster not loading or unclear | Jail or sheriff phone | Name, date of birth if requested, and relationship to the inquiry | Staff may limit disclosure under law or policy. |
| Jail records or arrest information | Sheriff records request | Data Request Form, date range, incident facts, requester contact | Some data may be private, confidential, protected, or redacted. |
| Court charges and hearings | MCRO Case Search or Court Administration | Case number, citation number, name, and Houston County filter | Pending criminal, traffic, and petty cases may not return by defendant name. |
| State prison custody | Minnesota DOC locator | Name or MNDOC offender ID | DOC does not list all county jail detainees. |
Houston County Inmate Record Details
No official Houston County inmate-profile sample was captured. That means fields such as booking number, mugshot, housing pod, bond per charge, visitation eligibility, or projected release date should not be promised. If the official roster displays any of those items during a live lookup, treat them as current roster data and verify important details with the jail before relying on them.
| Possible Detail | How to Treat It |
|---|---|
| Name | Use to identify a current custody entry, but confirm with the jail if names are common. |
| Custody status | Current status can change quickly after court, bond, transfer, or release. |
| Charges | If shown, compare with the court case because charges can be amended or dismissed. |
| Bond or conditions | If shown, confirm with the jail or Court Administration before payment or surrender decisions. |
| Court date | Verify through MCRO, the court calendar, or Court Administration. |
| Booking or arrest facts | Use the sheriff records-request process for official jail or arrest records. |
Houston County Jail Contact
The jail contact information found in official research is narrow but clear. The jail is tied to the County Justice Center, and the listed jail phone is 507-725-3379. The sheriff administrative contact is at 306 S. Marshall St., Suite 1100, Caledonia, MN 55921, with administrative phone extensions for records-related help.
Houston County Jail and Sheriff's Office
306 S. Marshall St., Suite 1100
Caledonia, MN 55921
Jail and sheriff: 507-725-3379
Administrative records hours found in research: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sheriff Brian Swedberg and Chief Deputy Bill Hargrove are listed on the sheriff page, but inmate search questions should use the jail, sheriff records, or general sheriff contact channels rather than personal staff names unless the office directs otherwise.
Houston County Jail Records Request
The sheriff records-request page states that the Sheriff's Office provides public access to government data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The covered categories include incident reports, arrest information, jail records, calls for service, accident reports, and other law-enforcement data permitted for release. This is the key fallback when the public roster does not answer the question.
Requesters must complete a Data Request Form and submit it by email, mail, or in person during business hours. The office responds in a reasonable amount of time, with timing tied to the size and complexity of the request. Fees may be charged for printed copies, electronic media or secure links, extensive searches or data compilation, and transcription. Inspection of public records is generally free.
The Houston County Sheriff's Office Records Request page is the official source for the request process.
The Houston County In Custody page is the source for the county's official custody channel.
The county roster channel and sheriff records request work together: one checks current custody, while the other asks for public jail or arrest records.
Houston County Jail vs DOC
Several systems can look similar to a user, but they answer different custody questions. Local custody is handled through Houston County jail channels. State prison and supervision records are handled by the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Public conviction history is handled through BCA/DPS. Custody notification is handled through VINELink where available.
| System | What It Covers | What It Does Not Cover | Best Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County In Custody | Current county jail custody if displayed by the official page. | State prison, full criminal history, and all past arrests. | Start a local Houston County inmate search. |
| Houston County Sheriff records request | Public arrest information, jail records, incident reports, calls for service, and accident reports. | Private, confidential, protected, or nonpublic data. | Request official law-enforcement and jail records. |
| Minnesota DOC locator | Adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections and some post-prison supervision details. | Most pretrial county jail detainees. | Check state prison or DOC supervision status. |
| Minnesota BCA public criminal history | Public conviction data, generally public for 15 years after sentence completion. | Live jail custody and non-conviction arrest data outside public scope. | Check public conviction history. |
| VINELink | Custody notification and status alerts where supported. | A full jail roster, court record, or active warrant list. | Set custody-status notifications. |
Minnesota DOC Inmate Lookup
The Minnesota DOC public locator is a state corrections tool, not a Houston County jail roster. It covers adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who are in prison or released from prison and still under DOC supervision. The research notes that newly sentenced people may take several business days to display. A person arrested in Houston County and still held locally may not be in the DOC locator.
The Minnesota DOC search page links official search options for individuals and fugitives.
Use DOC after the custody question moves from local Houston County jail to state prison, supervision, or DOC fugitive context.
| DOC Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search method | Option | Yes | Name or MNDOC Offender ID. |
| Name search | Text fields | Yes if selected | Detailed fields may require live browser interaction. |
| MNDOC Offender ID | Text | Yes if selected | Searches by state offender ID. |
| Result details | Profile fields | No | Official snippets may include links to courts and BCA, status, release, sentence details, and DOC central records contact. |
Registrant and BCA Limits
The Minnesota DOC public registrant search is a separate state search. It supports city, county, name, zip code, all registrants, and unknown-address search options. It should not be treated as a Houston County jail roster or a list of everyone in custody. It serves a narrower public registrant purpose.
Registrant search can be useful for a specific state-law purpose, but it does not replace the county In Custody page or jail phone.
The BCA public criminal-history search also has a limited role. It searches public conviction data, not current custody. If the question is whether someone is jailed today in Houston County, use the county roster and jail phone. If the question is whether a public conviction exists, use the BCA path and remember that nonpublic data, non-convictions, and data outside statutory public scope are not included.
Houston County Visitation and Mail
Official Houston County jail visitation, mail, commissary, phone-service, video-visitation, and money-deposit details were not located in accessible official page text during the research pass. That gap should be preserved. No vendor name, deposit fee, remote video cost, mail-scanning rule, or inmate tablet program should be copied from third-party jail pages without an official Houston County source.
| Topic | Official Located Information | Correct Fallback |
|---|---|---|
| Jail contact | Jail phone listed as 507-725-3379. | Call before visiting or mailing. |
| Visitor schedule | No official schedule found in accessible sources. | Confirm with the jail before arrival. |
| Mail format | No official mail rules found in accessible sources. | Call for current address format and prohibited items. |
| Commissary or money | No official vendor or deposit rule found. | Call for vendor, kiosk, online deposit, and fee details. |
| Attorney visits | No official jail-specific attorney-visit rule found. | Attorneys should contact the jail or Court Administration directly. |
Important: Call Houston County Jail before visiting, mailing, or sending funds because official rules were not located.
Inmate Records and Charges
Custody information and court charges should be checked separately. The jail can answer current custody questions within disclosure limits. MCRO can show public court charges and hearing history when searchable. Court Administration can help with certified copies, court dates, courthouse-terminal access, older documents, or questions about public court record status. The County Attorney decides whether formal charges are filed after law enforcement submits evidence.
Pending criminal, traffic, and petty misdemeanor cases without conviction may not return by defendant-name search in MCRO. If a newly arrested person has a case number or citation number, use that identifier. If no court case exists yet, the sheriff or jail channel may be the only official local source for current custody or arrest information.
Note: A jail listing, arrest entry, or custody status is not a conviction, and charges can be amended, reduced, dismissed, or later sealed.