Access Duluth Jail Roster
The Duluth jail roster lists people held at the St. Louis County Jail after being arrested by Duluth Police or other agencies in the area. Duluth is the fourth-largest city in Minnesota with around 90,000 residents. It sits on the shore of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota. The city has no jail of its own. All people taken into custody by Duluth Police get transferred to the St. Louis County Jail on Haines Road. The jail roster updates every hour and is free to search online. You can find current inmates by name and see their charges, booking info, and the agency that made the arrest.
Duluth Jail Roster Overview
Duluth Arrests and St. Louis County Jail
Duluth does not operate a city jail. All arrests lead to the St. Louis County Jail. The main jail facility is at 4334 Haines Road, Duluth, MN 55811. Call the jail at 218-726-2345. The Sheriff's Office main line is 218-726-2341.
The Duluth facility has 197 beds. St. Louis County also runs smaller lockups in Hibbing (8 inmates) and Virginia (12 inmates), but those are for arrests in the Iron Range area. Duluth arrests go to the Haines Road facility. The St. Louis County jail roster covers all three locations.
After booking, inmates get assigned a number. They will not show up on the online roster until that number is issued. It can take a few hours from the time of arrest to when the person appears in the system. You can call the jail at 218-726-2345 at any time for the most current custody info. The jail is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
How to Search the Duluth Jail Roster
St. Louis County posts its jail roster online at stlouiscountymn.gov jail roster page. The roster is free. No account is needed. It updates each hour.
The roster shows current inmates with their booking data, charges, and arresting agency. You can look for "Duluth Police" in the arresting agency column to see only Duluth-specific arrests. The roster also shows inmates from other agencies within St. Louis County, including the county sheriff and state patrol. The arresting agency field is key for narrowing results. St. Louis County is the largest county in Minnesota by land area, so the roster covers a big geographic range.
For a broader search, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office website has more resources including information about the jail, visiting rules, and how to contact an inmate.
The Duluth Police Department website provides details on crime reporting, public safety info, and how to contact the department about arrests.
Duluth Police Department Info
The Duluth Police Department is at 2030 North Arlington Avenue, Duluth, MN 55802. Non-emergency line: 218-730-5400. Admin hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Police Chief Mike Tusken heads the department. Duluth PD has 158 authorized officers and a 2025 budget of about $29.3 million. The department runs three divisions: Patrol, Investigative, and Administrative.
Under Minn. Stat. 13.82, arrest data in Duluth is public. You can get the name, age, charges, time and place of arrest, and arresting agency for any adult arrest. Contact the department to request records. Fees are based on actual cost of reproduction. You can inspect records for free during business hours as allowed by Minn. Stat. 13.03.
The Duluth city website at duluthmn.gov links to police services and other public safety tools for residents.
Duluth Jail Roster and Public Records
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is one of the larger agencies in the state with about 290 staff members. Sheriff Gordon Ramsay leads the office. Jail Administrator Robyn Wojciechowski manages daily operations. You can email the jail administrator at wojor@stlouiscountymn.gov for questions about the facility or records.
St. Louis County is the largest county in Minnesota by land area. The sheriff's office covers law enforcement, boat and water safety, homeland security, emergency management, rescue squad, emergency communications, and radio maintenance in addition to running the jail. Court records for Duluth cases are available at Minnesota Court Records Online. Under Minn. Stat. 13.03, you can inspect jail roster records for free at the sheriff's office during regular business hours.
Statewide Lookup Tools
VINELink searches all Minnesota jails at once. It is free and lets you set up alerts when an inmate's custody status changes. You can register by phone, online, or through the app. Call 1-877-MN-4-VINE for phone access. Alerts cover releases, transfers, and escapes from any county jail in the state.
For state prison inmates, the Minnesota DOC offender locator is the right tool. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at dps.mn.gov/entity/bca offers public criminal history checks for $8 per search. Under Minn. Stat. 609A.02, some records may qualify for expungement after waiting periods of two to five years.
Under Minn. Stat. 13.03, government data in Minnesota is public unless classified otherwise. You can inspect jail roster records at no cost during business hours. Agencies cannot charge you just for looking at public data. Adult arrest data is always accessible, including names, ages, charges, and booking dates. Juvenile records stay private under state law.
Note: Duluth arrests specifically go to the Haines Road facility, while Iron Range arrests go to the Hibbing or Virginia lockups.
St. Louis County Jail Roster
Duluth is in St. Louis County. All city arrests go to the St. Louis County Jail. Visit the county page for more on the jail and the full inmate search.
Nearby Cities
Duluth is in northeastern Minnesota, far from most other large cities. These cities on our site have jail roster pages: