Koochiching County Inmate Population Overview
The Koochiching County, Minnesota inmate population is not spread across several local detention centers. The county's detention map identifies one local jail: Koochiching County Jail, operated by the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office in International Falls. Sheriff Perryn Hedlund's office is the local law-enforcement agency tied to the jail campus, while the jail administrator and corrections staff handle day-to-day custody. The roster can include people arrested by the sheriff, International Falls police, Minnesota State Patrol, and other agencies, so the arresting-agency label should be read separately from the jail operator.
The county jail count is a local custody count. It covers adult pretrial detainees, short local sentences within the jail's state classification, probation-violation holds, and other agency holds when the person is housed at Koochiching County Jail. A person sentenced to a Minnesota prison is no longer tracked as part of the county jail roster after transfer. That later lookup belongs to the Minnesota Department of Corrections public viewer. Federal and immigration custody use still different systems, so a missing name on the county PDF does not always mean the person is free.
Koochiching County Inmate Population Statistics
The most reliable local numbers are capacity and inspection figures from Minnesota DOC reports, plus a current roster snapshot. The 2025 Koochiching County Jail inspection report lists the facility as a 90 Day Lockup with 30 approved secure coed beds and an operational capacity of 24.00 beds. The public roster PDF reviewed for research was printed June 18, 2026 and showed 17 visible roster entries in the text extract. That snapshot is useful, but it is not the same as an annual average daily population.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Roster population snapshot | 17 visible entries | Official roster PDF printed June 18, 2026 |
| Approved secure coed capacity | 30 beds | Minnesota DOC 2025 inspection |
| Operational capacity | 24.00 beds | Minnesota DOC 2025 inspection, calculated at 80 percent |
| Facility type | 90 Day Lockup | Minnesota DOC 2025 inspection |
| Annual bookings | Not published in reviewed official sources | County jail page, DOC reports, and roster reviewed |
Koochiching County Inmate Population Trends
Koochiching County does not publish a full annual average-daily-population table in the official sources reviewed. The trend record is still meaningful because the state inspection reports and county project materials show stable licensed capacity, a Class 2 downgrade, and a new jail project tied to safety, design, and compliance concerns rather than a published overcrowding crisis. The current jail was downgraded from a Class 3 facility to a Class 2 facility effective January 2022, which shortened the local holding window and changed how long some people can remain in the county jail before release, transfer, or another placement.
| Year | Population or Capacity Marker | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 visible roster entries | Snapshot from roster PDF printed June 18, not annual ADP |
| 2025 | 30 approved / 24 operational | DOC report lists 90 Day Lockup authority |
| 2024 | 30 approved / 24 operational | DOC report notes aging plant and undersized booking, program, and medical space |
| 2022 | Class 2 status effective January | County project FAQ says DOC downgrade followed a July 2021 decision |
| 2021 | Downgrade decision | County linked the decision to facility design and compliance concerns |
The Minnesota DOC adult inspection index lists inspection reports for Koochiching County Jail across multiple years. That index is the best state-level place to check whether later inspection reports have changed the facility's authority, capacity, or compliance findings.
The inspection index matters because the Koochiching County inmate population is shaped by state jail standards, not only by arrests on a given day.
Koochiching County Jail Capacity
Capacity is the clearest hard number for the Koochiching County inmate population. The 2025 inspection lists 30 approved beds, with 24.00 as the operational figure used for an 80 percent operating threshold. The roster snapshot of 17 visible entries was below both figures, but that one-day public roster count should not be used as proof of an average condition. It shows only who appeared in the public PDF when the roster was printed.
The new jail project is tied to building age, classification, and safety. The county's project FAQ says the Minnesota DOC downgraded the jail from Class 3 to Class 2 after a July 2021 decision, making the facility a 90-day holding setting rather than a 365-day jail. The county also described a risk of further downgrade to Class 1 if the facility problems were not addressed. The planned new jail was described as a 40-bed facility in 20 cells, with a pod-style layout meant to improve sight lines, classification, food and medicine distribution, and transfer safety.
Koochiching County Inmate Population Makeup
The public data does not provide a full demographic table. The roster uses age rather than date of birth and does not publish sex, race, housing unit, or an aggregate charge-level breakdown in the text extract reviewed. The DOC inspection uses the term secure coed for the approved bed type. Juvenile information is restricted, and the jail page warns that distribution of juvenile information is limited by Minnesota law. The 2025 inspection gives only aggregate juvenile-hold compliance facts, including limited delinquent juvenile hold approval for 24 hours, excluding weekends and holidays.
- Local agencies: roster labels include Koochiching County, International Falls, Minnesota State, and KCD1-Koochiching.
- Common visible charge themes: rows in the research extract included DWI, probation violation, domestic assault, drug possession, traffic/license matters, and restraining-order violations.
- Age detail: the roster shows numeric age, not full date of birth.
- Juvenile limits: juvenile details are not handled like adult roster data.
Koochiching County Inmate Record Laws
The county jail page cites Minnesota law when it explains why adult roster data is public. Minnesota law also sets limits. Some booking, arrest, and custody data is public, while medical, psychological, financial, juvenile, safety-sensitive, and active-investigation material may be withheld or classified differently. That distinction is important for the Koochiching County inmate population because a public roster row does not make every police report, medical note, victim name, or juvenile record public.
Key Statutes:
Minn. Stat. section 13.03 sets the general rule that government data is public unless a law classifies it otherwise.
Minn. Stat. section 13.82 covers law-enforcement data, including public arrest data and booking photographs with active-investigation limits.
Minn. Stat. section 13.85 covers corrections and detention data and protects certain private or safety-sensitive details.
Minn. Stat. section 641.05 requires the sheriff to maintain a permanent jail record for people committed to the sheriff's charge.
Minn. R. ch. 2911 sets minimum jail standards for admission, medical screening, discipline, security, sanitation, and programs.
Search Koochiching County Jail Roster
The official Koochiching County jail roster is a public PDF linked from the county jail page. It is not a database with text boxes or filters. The practical search method is to open the PDF and use the browser or PDF viewer find command. Search by last name first, then try alternate spellings, arresting-agency labels, or a known charge term if the name does not appear. The county warns that roster data may not be current, accurate, or complete and should not be relied on for legal action.
- Open the official Koochiching County Jail page and choose the roster link.
- Read the public-data disclaimer before using the roster for a custody decision.
- Open the PDF and check the printed date at the top.
- Use Ctrl+F or Command+F to search the visible roster text.
- Read across the row for mugshot column, name, age, agency, arrest date, charges, bail, and release date.
- Use MCRO for formal case status and MNDOC for sentenced prison custody.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| None on public county roster PDF | Static PDF | Not applicable | No county search form, filters, tabs, login, or sort controls were located. |
| Browser/PDF Find | Viewer function | Optional | Search by last name or other visible text; this is not an official form field. |
Koochiching County Inmate Record Fields
The roster is row-based. It does not open a separate profile page in the public source reviewed. The visible columns are enough to confirm basic custody, charge, agency, and possible bail or release information, but they do not show every detail a court, jail, or law-enforcement file may contain. For current legal status, the county points users to the Minnesota Court System.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Front Mugshot | A reserved column for a front booking photo; the text extract did not reliably show the image. |
| Name | Public name as listed in the roster row. |
| Age | Numeric age, not date of birth. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency label such as Koochiching County, International Falls, Minnesota State, or KCD1-Koochiching. |
| Arrest Date/Time | Date and time where populated, usually in MM/DD/YY HH:MM format. |
| Charges | Statute or citation plus plain-language charge text; several charges may appear in one row. |
| Bail | A roster column that may be blank or incomplete; confirm release conditions with jail or court staff. |
| Release Date | A column for release information, often blank for current inmates in the text extract. |
Past Koochiching County Inmate Records
No official retention schedule was located for how long released people remain on the public roster PDF. If a person is no longer listed, the next step depends on the record needed. For arrest or incident reports handled by the sheriff's office, use the Koochiching County sheriff records request process. The Civil Division handles requests for accident, arrest, and incident reports subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. Juvenile records, confidential files, victim names, vulnerable-adult material, active investigations, and records that could jeopardize safety may be withheld.
For court outcomes, use Minnesota Court Records Online or Koochiching County Court Administration. For prison custody after a sentence, use the state DOC public viewer. The county roster is the wrong source for a final conviction, a certified disposition, or a prison release date.
Koochiching County Jail vs Prison
Readers often confuse the local roster with the state prison locator. The Koochiching County inmate population is mostly a jail population. The jail handles booking, pretrial custody, short local sentences, probation holds, and local agency holds. The Minnesota DOC locator covers adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who are still under DOC jurisdiction, including people in prison and people released from prison but still supervised.
| County Jail | State Prison / DOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees, short local sentences, probation and agency holds | Sentenced adults committed to Minnesota DOC jurisdiction |
| Run by | Koochiching County Sheriff's Office | Minnesota Department of Corrections |
| Where to look | County roster PDF and jail phone line | MNDOC public viewer |
| Timing issue | New bookings may not appear right away | New DOC commitments may take several business days to display |
State Federal ICE Inmate Search
No state prison, federal Bureau of Prisons institution, or ICE detention facility was located inside Koochiching County in the official facility sources reviewed. That does not rule out state, federal, or immigration custody. It means the lookup path changes. Use the MNDOC locator for sentenced Minnesota prisoners, the BOP inmate locator for sentenced federal prisoners, and ICE Online Detainee Locator System for people in ICE custody. VINELink is a notification tool, not a full booking-record database.
Koochiching County Detention Facility
The local facility list contains one jail. The facility page is the best place to check address, custody type, capacity, and visitor-contact basics before using the roster or calling the jail.
- Koochiching County Jail - the county jail and 90 Day Lockup for adult local pretrial custody, short local sentences, probation-violation holds, and other local agency holds.
Koochiching County Jail Context
Koochiching County's official history describes a northern Minnesota border county with much of its population along the northern fringe near International Falls, Rainy River, and Rainy Lake. That geography matters for jail access. The sheriff's office, jail, county attorney, court administration, and courthouse are clustered on the same government campus, so one arrest can involve several offices at or near the same address while still requiring different phone numbers and different record systems.
The county history page gives useful local context for why International Falls is the detention hub. See the official county history page for the county formation and population background tied to the area.
This local setting helps explain why the Koochiching County inmate population is managed through one central jail campus rather than a group of local detention sites.
Koochiching County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Koochiching County inmate population? The public roster snapshot reviewed for research showed 17 visible entries on the PDF printed June 18, 2026. The jail's approved capacity is 30 secure coed beds, with 24.00 operational capacity in the 2025 DOC inspection. No official annual average daily population was located.
How do I search the Koochiching County inmate population? Start with the county jail page and open the roster PDF. Use the PDF find function to search a last name. If the name is missing, call the jail at 218-283-4416 or follow the records, court, DOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink channels as the custody facts require.
Who runs the jail? Koochiching County Jail is operated by the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Perryn Hedlund is named in the county directory, and the official jail page names Carrie Geiss as jail administrator.
Does the roster prove guilt? No. The county disclaimer says arrest does not mean guilt, and current status for a pending legal matter must be checked through the Minnesota Court System.