Why This Resource Exists
Minnesota law makes specified adult arrest, release, and transfer data public, but that does not place every answer in one search. Nicollet County's live roster shows people currently in jail. The Sheriff's Office holds the release or transfer record after a person leaves that roster. Minnesota VINE reports participating county-jail custody changes, while the MN DOC Locator covers people committed to the Commissioner who remain under state corrections jurisdiction, including many people released from prison to supervision.
Local probation and pretrial supervision may instead run through Nicollet County Community Corrections. Federal prison releases appear through the Bureau of Prisons, and immigration detention uses a separate ICE locator. This site brings those official record routes, request steps, and system limits into a single Nicollet County reference.
Resources Organized Here
The content follows the difference between present custody, release from county custody, transfer to another agency, supervised release, and final discharge. Readers can find:
- The home page's full released-person and release-record process, plus pages for a projected release date, VINELink check, and parole and probation.
- Separate facility pages with researched addresses, telephone contacts, release routes, and visitation details where the official source supports them.
- Clear instructions for reading the current county roster and using the statewide corrections Locator without confusing custody with release.
- Practical steps for requesting an existing booking record or photograph under Minnesota Chapter 13, including Nicollet County's stated response target.
Limits of This Resource
Nicollet County Released Inmates is privately operated. It is not part of Nicollet County, the Nicollet County Sheriff's Office, the county jail, Community Corrections, MN DOC, BOP, ICE, or any other government agency. That separation is important whenever a custody status or deadline matters.
- We cannot release, detain, or transfer any person.
- We cannot post bond, arrange a jail visit, or send funds for someone.
- We cannot provide legal advice or act for a person in court.
- We cannot promise that a posted address, telephone number, schedule, or fee remains unchanged.
Only the responsible sheriff, jail, corrections department, court, or other originating agency can confirm custody, charges, release, or an official record. We can identify the appropriate public source, but we cannot make that confirmation or decision.
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