Find Wabasha County Jail Roster

The Wabasha County jail roster provides a detailed list of people currently held at the county jail in Wabasha, Minnesota. The roster is published as a PDF that includes names, charges, bail amounts, and projected release dates. Wabasha County is in the southeastern part of the state along the Mississippi River. The Sheriff's Office runs the jail and keeps the custody list updated with timestamps so you know how current the data is. Checking this roster is free and open to everyone under Minnesota law.

Wabasha County Jail Roster Search

Wabasha County publishes a custody list as a PDF file. The document is available through the county jail page. This roster is one of the more detailed in Minnesota. Each entry shows the inmate's name, booking date, hold reason, bail amount, arresting agency, charges, status, and projected release date. The file includes a "Current as of" timestamp at the top so you can see exactly when the data was pulled.

You can also search through VINELink for custody status. VINELink is free and covers Wabasha County. It lets you search by name and register for release alerts. Call 1-877-MN-4-VINE (1-877-664-8463) to use the phone version. Under MN Stat. § 13.82, arrest and booking information is public data in Minnesota, so both the PDF roster and VINELink searches are freely available.

Wabasha County Jail Details

The Wabasha County Jail is at 848 17th Street East in Wabasha. The Sheriff's Office runs the jail and handles all bookings. The facility operates around the clock. When someone is arrested in Wabasha County, they get processed here. That booking creates the record that appears on the jail roster.

Charlene Rickard is the Jail Administrator and manages the day-to-day operations. You can email her at crickard@co.wabasha.mn.us with questions about jail policies or records. The Wabasha County Sheriff's Office oversees all law enforcement in the county. Under MN Stat. § 641.05, the sheriff is legally responsible for every person held in the jail, including keeping proper records and making public data accessible.

The jail handles pretrial detainees, sentenced inmates, and holds from other jurisdictions. Wabasha County sits along the Mississippi River border with Wisconsin, which sometimes means cross-jurisdictional arrests end up at this facility.

What the Custody List Shows

The Wabasha County custody list PDF gives you a lot of information at once. For each person in custody, the document shows:

• Full name and booking date
• Hold reason and arresting agency
• Charges and current status
• Bail amount if set
• Projected release date

The projected release date is something most county rosters do not include. That detail can be useful if you are trying to find out when someone might get out. Keep in mind that release dates can change based on court orders, additional charges, or other factors. The bail amount helps you know how much it would cost to get someone out before their release date.

Wabasha County Jail Roster Screenshots

The Wabasha County Jail page provides links to the custody list and jail information.

From this page you can download the current custody list PDF and find contact numbers for the jail.

Wabasha County Jail Contact

Records Access in Wabasha County

Minnesota law gives the public broad access to jail records. Under MN Stat. § 13.82, arrest data is public. That covers names, charges, booking dates, and custody status. You don't need a reason to ask for this information. The jail must share it. The custody list PDF is one way Wabasha County meets this requirement.

For records beyond the roster, submit a request to the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office. Standard copy fees apply. Under MN Stat. § 13.85, the office is required to respond in a reasonable time. Send requests to 848 17th Street East, Wabasha, MN 55981, or call (651) 565-3361. Medical records, juvenile data, and active investigation details are not public.

Note: The PDF roster may have a brief delay between when someone is booked and when they appear on the list.

Bail Information for Wabasha County

Bail amounts in Wabasha County vary by offense. The custody list PDF actually shows bail amounts for each inmate, so you can check there first. To post bail, contact the Sheriff's Office at (651) 565-3361. They handle the payment process and release. Local bail bond agents serve the Wabasha area for larger bail amounts. Under MN Stat. § 387.03, the sheriff manages all jail operations including bail posting and inmate releases.

Wabasha County Jail Roster and the Court System

After someone is booked at the Wabasha County Jail, the charges go through the district court. You can look up case details through Minnesota Court Records Online. That system shows case numbers, hearing dates, and dispositions for all 87 Minnesota counties. The jail roster tells you who is in custody. Court records fill in what happens next.

Wabasha County borders Wisconsin across the Mississippi River. Arrests near the river or on the bridge sometimes raise jurisdiction questions. If you are looking for someone and they are not on the Wabasha County jail roster, it is possible they were taken to a Wisconsin facility instead. Call the sheriff at (651) 565-3361 to check. Deputies can also tell you if someone was recently released or transferred out of the county.

The custody list PDF is one of the better formats in Minnesota because it shows so much in one place. Having projected release dates, arresting agency info, and bail amounts all in a single document saves time. Most county rosters do not include projected release dates, which makes the Wabasha County version especially helpful for family members trying to plan ahead. Check the timestamp at the top of the PDF to see how current the data is before relying on it.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Wabasha County. If an arrest happened near a county line, the booking could be at one of these jails.