Lookup Kittson County Inmates

No Official Kittson Online Jail Roster Found

No official Kittson County Jail online roster, inmate search portal, daily booking report, released-inmate list, or mugshot gallery was found in the official-source sweep. The county's public jail information appears through the Kittson County Sheriff's Office page and through direct contact with the sheriff's office and jail at 218-843-3535. That means the most reliable first step for current custody is a phone call, not a commercial inmate-search listing.

Kittson County Jail is a small local lockup at 410 5th Street S, Suite 102, Hallock, MN 56728. It is operated by the Kittson County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Matt Vig. The county directory also lists Chief Deputy Dave Thompson, Office Manager/Jail Administrator Kelly Kukowski, Assistant Jail Administrator Lori Bothum, and sheriff/jail staff at the same main number. Because no public roster is posted, callers should ask whether the person is still in intake, whether a public booking record can be released, whether a transfer occurred, and whether a court appearance or hold explains the custody status.

The county personnel directory is the official source for the sheriff's office address, phone, fax, and jail administrator listing.

The directory details matter because Kittson does not provide a separate online jail-records form. In-person, mail, phone, and fax contact with the sheriff's office are the local records fallback.

How Do I Find Someone in the Kittson Jail?

The county lookup chain should start locally and then widen only if the person is not confirmed at the jail. Kittson County Jail handles local adult custody, pre-first-appearance detainees, local warrants, and short local commitments within the facility's approved classification. State-prison, federal, and immigration custody are separate systems.

1. Call the Kittson County Sheriff's Office and jail at 218-843-3535. Ask whether the person is currently held at Kittson County Jail, still being booked, released, or transferred.
2. If the person was recently arrested, ask whether public arrest or booking data is available and whether a Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request is needed for copies.
3. Use Minnesota VINE for custody-status notification if the concern is release, transfer, or jail custody change. Minnesota DOC materials list 877-664-8463 as the VINE contact number.
4. Search Minnesota Court Records Online if the goal is filed charges, court dates, case status, or warrants after an arrest.
5. Search the Minnesota DOC public locator if the person was sentenced to state prison or is under DOC supervision.
6. Use the BOP locator for sentenced federal custody and ICE's locator for immigration custody. Kittson County is a border county, so federal and immigration transfers should not be ruled out when local custody is not confirmed.

Kittson County Roster Search Fields

A public Kittson County roster search form was not located, so there are no official local online fields to fill in. The table below keeps the distinction clear between the missing county roster and the statewide or federal systems that may become relevant after a transfer or sentence.

What Does a Roster Record Show?

Kittson County does not publish a visible inmate-profile sample, so the county jail record inventory comes from Minnesota law. Minnesota Statutes section 641.05 requires every sheriff to keep a permanent record of people committed to the jail. Minnesota Statutes sections 13.82 and 13.85 then define what law enforcement, arrest, booking, and detention data may be public or restricted.

The Minnesota jail-record statute describes the permanent sheriff record for people committed to jail.

Those required record fields are broader than what a public website would normally show, and some details may be withheld under detention-data or security rules.

Finding County, State, Federal, and Immigration Inmates

Kittson County Jail records are for local custody. A person who is arrested locally may later move to another system. Sentenced felony prisoners from Kittson County are searched through the Minnesota Department of Corrections, not through a county roster. Federal defendants may move through U.S. Marshals custody and later BOP custody. Immigration detention is checked through ICE.

Kittson County Jail Facility Contact

Kittson's official facility map has one local adult detention facility. No separate county work-release annex, regional detention center, state prison, BOP prison, ICE facility, or U.S. Marshals detention facility physically located in Kittson County was found in the research.

Booking and Intake Data in Kittson County

Booking begins with arrest or commitment authority, transport to the sheriff's office and jail in Hallock, and intake by sheriff or jail staff. No Kittson-specific booking manual was found, but Minnesota law requires sheriffs and peace officers to collect fingerprints, thumbprints, photographs, distinctive physical-mark identification data, alias or street-name information, and other required identification data for adults admitted to jails or detention facilities.

Typical intake steps include confirming the arrest authority, identifying the person, creating a booking record, fingerprinting and photographing as required, searching and inventorying property, screening medical or mental-health needs, classifying the person for custody, and arranging a first appearance. The 2023 Minnesota DOC inspection report for Kittson noted medical services by request through sick call and recommended nurse review of new inmate medical files for chronic or persistent conditions. Those details are dated inspection context, not a current online roster substitute.

There is no published roster refresh time for Kittson because no official public roster was found. A new arrest may be in intake, at court, released, transferred, or held on another agency's authority before any public confirmation is available through court or statewide systems.

Visitation Hours and Call-Ahead Rule

The sheriff's page lists Kittson County Jail visiting hours but also states that arrangements must be made one day in advance and that all visiting hours depend on officer availability. Call 218-843-3535 before traveling. Ask what identification is required, whether visits are contact or noncontact, whether children may attend, how many visitors may come, and what personal property must stay outside.

Mail, Phone, and Records Requests

No official Kittson-specific inmate mail format, commissary vendor, phone vendor, kiosk, tablet program, or video-visit provider was located. Do not send mail or money using an assumed format. Call the jail first and ask whether the person is still in custody, how inmate mail should be addressed, whether a booking number is required, and whether mail is scanned or handled at the jail.

For public jail data, use the sheriff's contact path: Kittson County Sheriff's Office, 410 5th Street S, Suite 102, Hallock, MN 56728; phone 218-843-3535; fax 218-843-2020. No online records-request form was found. Ask staff whether inspection is available, whether copies require a fee, how to submit a written Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request, and whether any requested details are restricted by privacy, investigation, or facility-security rules.

Commissary, Bond, and Inmate Funds

Kittson County does not publish a local commissary or deposit vendor in the sources found. Bond instructions also were not published on a local jail page. If a person may be eligible for release, call Kittson County Jail and ask for the current bond amount, accepted payment methods, posting location, receipt process, and whether another agency has a hold. Kittson District Court is in the same courthouse complex at Suite 204 and handles court-controlled release conditions during business hours.