Official Wabasha County Jail Roster PDF
The Wabasha County Sheriff's Office operates Wabasha County Jail at 848 17th Street East, Suite #2, Wabasha, MN 55981. The county jail page lists the jail phone as (651) 560-1004 and identifies Jail Administrator Brenda Balow, (651) 560-1001. Sheriff Curt Struwe is listed on the sheriff's office page as the current sheriff.
No official Wabasha County Sheriff's Office mobile app with jail roster, warrant, or inmate-search features was confirmed. Use the county jail page, the PDF roster, the jail phone, and the sheriff's office records path instead of looking for an app-only roster.
The public roster is a PDF report, not an interactive inmate search portal. It is useful for current local custody, but it is not a complete archive for released inmates, state-prison inmates, federal prisoners, or immigration detainees. If the roster link is down, a county notice in the research confirms that roster outages can occur, so the jail phone and sheriff's office phone remain important fallback channels.
The roster also needs to be read as a jail record, not as a final court record. Booking charges and hold reasons can be based on arrest information, warrants, pending court action, a sentence, or another agency request. The formal criminal case is tracked through Wabasha County District Court and MCRO after prosecutor review. That split is common, but it is especially important here because the roster report is compact and does not open a detailed profile page.
The Wabasha County jail page at the official county site is the roster source and jail-contact source.
How to Use the Wabasha County Inmate Roster
Open the county jail page, select the Inmate Jail Roster link, and use the PDF viewer rather than expecting an online form. Last-name searching works best because names can wrap across lines.
- Open the official Wabasha County Jail page.
- Select the Inmate Jail Roster PDF link.
- Check the "Current as of" timestamp on the report.
- Use the PDF find command for the person's last name, then compare first and middle names.
- Read the booking date, bail, hold reason, arresting agency, charges, status, projected release date, and any hold-agency row.
- Call Wabasha County Jail at (651) 560-1004 if the person is missing, newly arrested, released, transferred, or listed with unclear holds.
Use narrow search terms in the PDF. Last names, agency names, charge words, and dates may find a row faster than a full name. If a name is hyphenated, misspelled, or split by a line break, search only the first few letters. The roster timestamp should be checked every time because the report can change after a bond post, court order, release, or transfer.
Wabasha County Roster Search Fields
The county roster has no public search-field form. The usable "fields" are report columns and PDF text-search behavior.
| Field or Action | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDF Find | Viewer command | No | Search last name first because full names can wrap. |
| Name | Report field | Not user entered | Last, first, and middle name may appear across lines. |
| Booking Date | Report field | Not user entered | Shows the date booked into Wabasha County Jail. |
| Bail / Hold Reason | Report field | Not user entered | Read together because a separate hold can prevent release. |
| Charges / Status | Report rows | Not user entered | May differ from later prosecutor-filed court charges. |
What a Wabasha County Inmate Record Shows
The roster record is a current custody report, not a profile page. It confirms several booking and charge fields, but the research did not confirm booking numbers, housing unit, demographic fields, or mugshots in the public PDF text.
Some fields need careful reading. Bail does not always mean release is available, because a hold reason or hold-agency row may keep the person in custody. A projected release date is not final if a warrant, detainer, or court order changes. A status such as sentenced, bail set, or pending court disposition should be compared with MCRO when the question is about the court case rather than jail custody.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Current as of | Report timestamp used to judge how current the roster is. |
| Name | Inmate name, usually last name first. |
| Booking Date | Date booked into the Wabasha County Jail. |
| Bail | Published bail amount if listed. |
| Hold Reason | Reason custody continues, such as pending charge, sentence, supervision violation, or court disposition. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency tied to the charge row, such as sheriff's office or local police department. |
| Charges | Charge descriptions from the roster report. |
| Status | Custody or charge status such as bail set or sentenced. |
| Projected Release Date | Displayed when applicable and subject to change if holds or orders change. |
Finding County, State, Federal, and ICE Inmates
The county roster covers people held locally at Wabasha County Jail. Sentenced adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections move to the Minnesota DOC system. Federal prisoners are searched through BOP. Immigration detainees are searched through ICE ODLS. Minnesota Haven/VINELink custody-status notification paths are available through the state DOC context.
| Custody | Where to Look |
|---|---|
| Pretrial or local sentence | Wabasha County jail roster PDF and jail phone, (651) 560-1004 |
| State prison or DOC supervision | Minnesota DOC public locator |
| Federal prison | Federal BOP inmate locator |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System |
| Court charges | Minnesota Court Records Online with Wabasha County selected |
The MNDOC public locator at coms.doc.state.mn.us accepts name searches or a six-digit MNDOC Offender ID.
For victims or family members who need status alerts, Minnesota DOC materials route custody-status notification through Minnesota Haven and VINELink paths. Those notification tools are separate from the Wabasha PDF roster. They do not replace a jail call when the person is still in local pretrial custody, but they can help when a case has moved into state custody or supervision.
Wabasha County Jail Facilities
Official facility mapping found one local jail for Wabasha County. The 2025 DOC inspection lists 43 approved secure coed beds, 38.70 operational capacity, and Rule 2911 jail status.
Wabasha County Jail
848 17th Street East, Suite #2
Wabasha, MN 55981
(651) 560-1004
Call before travel for visitation, mail, funds, and custody verification.
Booking Process in Wabasha County
Wabasha-specific booking steps are not published as a detailed jail FAQ, but the roster fields and Rule 2911 standards support the basic path. A person arrested by the sheriff's office, Wabasha Police Department, Lake City Police Department, or another agency is brought to Wabasha County Jail for intake, identity confirmation, warrant and hold checks, property inventory, medical and safety screening, and classification.
The 2025 DOC inspection noted a local intake issue: orientation information was being completed after placement in housing rather than during admission. DOC required a corrective plan and signed acknowledgment documentation. After booking, the case may move toward first appearance or Rule 8 proceedings in Wabasha County District Court.
Visitation, Mail, and Commissary Verification
Official Wabasha County sources did not publish a visitation schedule, remote-video vendor, mail-scanning vendor, commissary provider, deposit limits, or fee table. Call the jail before sending mail, traveling for a visit, or depositing money.
| Topic | Official Wabasha Detail Located | Best Action |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visits | Schedule not published online | Call (651) 560-1004 before arrival |
| Video visits | No vendor confirmed | Do not rely on third-party listings |
| Jail address confirmed | Confirm required inmate-name format | |
| Money / commissary | No payment method confirmed | Ask the jail for current options and fees |
| Phone calls | No provider confirmed | Verify provider and rates with the jail |
Requesting Booking Records Not Online
If the current PDF does not answer a records question, use the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office as the records fallback. The sheriff's office page lists 848 17th Street East, Wabasha, MN 55981-5033, phone (651) 565-3361, fax (651) 565-3843, and email cstruwe@co.wabasha.mn.us for Sheriff Curt Struwe. A Data Practices request can ask for public booking, jail-register, incident, or booking-photo records that are not answered by the current roster. For statewide public conviction history, use the Minnesota BCA search rather than the jail roster.
A useful written request should name the person, the approximate booking or incident date, the type of record requested, and the requester's contact information. Minnesota law permits inspection of public government data without an inspection fee, while copies may carry actual-cost copy charges and statutory page limits for small black-and-white requests. Sensitive detention data, medical details, juvenile data, active investigative data, and confidential court information may be redacted or withheld.
Note: Confirm current custody with Wabasha County Jail before sending money, scheduling a visit, or relying on a third-party jail listing.