Contacts

Official Jackson County Jail and Records Contacts

For current custody questions, official booking-record requests, inmate messages, or public-data requests, start with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and Jail.

• Main jail and dispatch line: (507) 847-4420, answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Fax: (507) 847-4308.
• Inmate message line: (507) 800-1308.
• Records email: so-records@co.jackson.mn.us.
• Sheriff email: Sheriff@co.jackson.mn.us, but the county says this general sheriff email should not be used for data requests or civil-service requests.

Public data requests may be made by mail, email, or fax under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. Jackson County says inspection of public data is free, while copies may require prepayment. Describe the data clearly and state whether you want inspection, copies, or both.

Use the following routing list when the record might be held outside the county jail roster.

• For someone in Jackson County Jail, use the jail inmate records page and the official roster before calling the 24/7 jail/dispatch line.
• For booking photo questions, start with jail roster mugshots and then use the sheriff records email if the image or booking record is not posted.
• For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Minnesota court records resources.
• For facility details, use the Jackson County Jail page.
• For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MNDOC) public locator instead of the county roster.
• For custody notifications, use Minnesota VINE when available for the person or case.
• For a federal prisoner, use the Bureau of Prisons locator; for immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.