Search St. Paul Jail Roster
The St. Paul jail roster lists people booked into the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center after arrest by St. Paul Police or other agencies in the area. St. Paul is the state capital and has more than 300,000 residents. The city does not run its own jail for long-term holding. People arrested in St. Paul get moved to the Ramsey County ADC at 425 Grove Street, just steps from the police station. You can search the jail roster online for free. The system updates every 30 minutes and shows current inmates plus those released in the last five days. If you need to find someone held in St. Paul, the Ramsey County roster is where you look.
St. Paul Jail Roster Overview
St. Paul Arrests Go to Ramsey County
St. Paul does not have a city jail. The Saint Paul Police Department has a temporary holding room at its station for the booking process, but all arrestees get transferred to the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center after that. The ADC is at 425 Grove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101. You can call the jail at 651-266-9350.
The Ramsey County jail has about 500 beds. It holds people awaiting trial, serving short sentences, or waiting on transfers. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office runs the facility and manages the jail roster. After a St. Paul arrest, it can take a few hours before the person appears in the online system. Booking, fingerprinting, and initial processing all happen before the inmate gets listed.
How to Search the St. Paul Jail Roster
Ramsey County provides online access to its jail roster. You can view current inmates and booking reports at the Ramsey County ADC roster page. The data updates every 30 minutes. Records stay visible for five days after release.
The roster shows inmate names, booking dates, arresting charges, formal charges if filed, court case numbers, court dates, and judicial information. You can search by name to find a specific person. If the arrest just happened, the person may not be in the system yet. Give it a few hours or call the jail directly.
Ramsey County also has an open data portal with jail roster data that can be useful for research. And the county offers a warrant search tool to check for active warrants. Sheriff Bob Fletcher leads the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. You can email the jail programs unit at RCJailPrograms@co.ramsey.mn.us for questions about inmate services.
The St. Paul Police Department site provides info on records requests and public safety services in the capital city.
St. Paul Police Department Records
The Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) is located at 367 Grove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101. Police Chief Axel Henry leads the department. The records unit is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Call 651-266-5581 for records questions.
You can request police reports, incident data, and arrest records. Online requests are available through the SPPD records portal. Under Minn. Stat. 13.82, arrest data is public. You can get names, charges, and details of any adult arrest.
Fees for St. Paul Police records:
- Police reports: 25 cents per page (up to 99 pages)
- Body camera video: $30 per CD
- 911 transcripts: $25 per hour
- CCTV and dash camera video: $30 per CD
- Photographs: $15 per CD
You can pay by mail or in person. Online payment is not available for records fees at this time. Free inspection of public records is allowed during business hours under Minn. Stat. 13.03. The SPPD also accepts online crime reports and body camera video requests through their website. St. Paul is the third-largest municipal police department in Minnesota.
The records request page on the St. Paul city website outlines the types of data you can request and what each costs.
Statewide Inmate Lookup Resources
Not sure which jail someone is in? VINELink searches across Minnesota jails. It is free and also lets you sign up for alerts when an inmate's status changes. Call 1-877-MN-4-VINE if you prefer to check by phone. Alerts go out when an inmate is released, transferred, or escapes. You can get notifications by phone, email, or text.
The Minnesota DOC offender locator covers state prisons. For court case info, Minnesota Court Records Online lets you search by name or case number at no cost. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at dps.mn.gov/entity/bca runs public criminal history checks for $8 per search. These records cover convictions and arrest data within 15 years. Under Minn. Stat. 609A.02, some records may be eligible for expungement after a waiting period of two to five years.
The Ramsey County ADC opened in December 2003. Sheriff Bob Fletcher leads the office. The jail offers religious programs, treatment programs, self-help groups, mental health care, and AA/NA meetings. Deaf and hard-of-hearing services are available with sign language interpreters and TTY devices. Bail can be posted 24 hours a day. Contact the jail at 651-266-9350 or the sheriff's office at 651-266-9333 for bail details.
Under Minn. Stat. 13.03, government data is public unless classified otherwise. You can inspect the Ramsey County jail roster and St. Paul Police records for free during business hours. No one can charge you a fee just for looking at data in person. Adult arrest data always stays public. That includes names, ages, charges, and the time and place of each arrest.
Note: Juvenile arrest records are not public in Minnesota and will not appear in any of these search tools.
Ramsey County Jail Roster
St. Paul sits in Ramsey County. Every arrest in the city leads to the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center. The county page has more on the jail, roster search, and visiting info.
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