This website is a private reference guide. It is not a jail, sheriff's office, court, bond office, or records counter. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or obtain an official booking record for you.
Official Offices and Search Paths
For Stearns County jail questions, begin with the agency that operates the record or custody system. Public lobby hours for the jail and sheriff records counter were not located in the available official sources; the Sheriff's Office states that it operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call before visiting for a records request, bond question, property issue, or roster concern.
Stearns County Sheriff's Office and Stearns County Jail807 Courthouse Square
P.O. Box 217
St. Cloud, MN 56303
- Jail division: 320-259-3750.
- Sheriff records division: 320-259-3700.
- Sheriff administration: 320-259-3702.
- Juvenile or inmate roster questions: 320-259-3760.
- County data-practices information: Stearns County Data Practices.
- Sheriff records information: Stearns County Sheriff Records.
725 Courthouse Square
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: 320-656-3620
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
Use the list below to choose the right starting point for the type of record or custody question.
- For a person held at the county jail, use the jail inmate records guide and the Stearns County current or past roster.
- For booking photos, start with jail roster mugshots and then use the sheriff records or county data-practices channel if a photo is not posted.
- For filed charges, hearings, and certified court copies, use court records after a jail arrest and contact Stearns County District Court when needed.
- For facility-specific details, use the Stearns County Jail and Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. Cloud pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced Minnesota state prisoner, search the Minnesota DOC public viewer.
- For a federal prisoner or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.