St. Paul Released Inmates

Released inmate records for St. Paul are held by the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center, which processes all arrests made by the St. Paul Police Department. St. Paul is Minnesota's capital city and second-largest city, with a population of around 310,000. The St. Paul Police Department does not run its own jail. All people arrested in the city are transported to the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center at 425 Grove Street in downtown St. Paul, where booking, processing, and detention take place under the oversight of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office.

Ramsey County Adult Detention Center

The Ramsey County Adult Detention Center (ADC) is the only jail facility serving St. Paul and all of Ramsey County. It is located at 425 Grove Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101. For general jail information, call 651-266-9350. The facility is under the control of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. When St. Paul Police arrest someone, that person is transferred here for booking, which includes intake procedures, medical screening, fingerprinting, and housing assignment.

To find out if a specific person is held at the ADC, call 651-266-9350. You can also submit a written data request for booking records. For court records connected to a Ramsey County arrest, contact the District Court Records Center at Saint Paul City Hall - Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 West Kellogg Boulevard, Room 72, Saint Paul, MN 55102. That office can be reached at (651) 266-8237. The Minnesota DOC headquarters is also located in St. Paul at 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 200, which oversees state-level corrections statewide.

Visitation at the ADC follows a specific schedule. Public visits are held Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Mondays from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, visits run from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. All visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. Professional visits for attorneys and probation officers run daily from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., noon to 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

St. Paul Police Department

The St. Paul Police Department is located at 367 Grove Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101. The main number is (651) 291-1111. The department operates 24/7 for emergency calls. For records requests, contact the Records Unit through the main number during business hours. The department follows the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act for all data release decisions.

St. Paul PD publishes annual crime reports that include calls for service, arrest statistics, year-end crime maps, and trend data. These are available through the department's website. The department has specialized units including SWAT, K-9, traffic enforcement, and investigations. St. Paul's status as the state capital means the department also coordinates security with the Minnesota State Patrol and Department of Public Safety for state government events. For non-emergency police matters, residents can report certain incidents online through the city's website. Emergencies always require calling 911.

Statewide Search Tools

The MN DOC Offender Locator is the right tool to use when searching for someone in a Minnesota state prison or on supervised release. It does not include county jail inmates. You can search by name, DOC offender ID, or date of birth. Results include the person's current location, conviction details, sentence dates, and a photo when available. For questions, contact DOC Records Management at (651) 361-7330. Note that the DOC main office is located in St. Paul itself, at 1450 Energy Park Drive.

For county jail inmates, VINE is the main resource. VINE covers the Ramsey County ADC and most other jails in Minnesota. You can search for an inmate by name and register to receive custody change alerts by phone, email, or text. The Minnesota VINE line is 877-664-8463. The service runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is free to use. It does not cover federal detention facilities. Ramsey County also offers a warrants search function where the public can look up active warrants by name through the county's online systems.

Predatory Offender Registry

The MN DOC Public Registrant Search lists high-risk and moderate-risk predatory offenders required to register under Minnesota Statute 243.166. Registration is required for convictions involving criminal sexual conduct, murder with sexual motivation, kidnapping, and certain child exploitation offenses. The minimum registration period is ten years. Some offenders must register for life.

The public database only shows Level II and Level III offenders. Level III offenders pose the highest assessed risk and receive the broadest community notification. Under Minnesota Statute 244.052, law enforcement must make a good-faith effort to notify the community within 14 days of confirming a Level III offender's address. Level I offenders are not on the public site. The Community Notification Unit at the DOC handles these matters at (651) 361-7340 or toll-free at (866) 396-9953. You can search the registry by name or view a map of offenders by location.

Court Records

St. Paul criminal cases are filed in Ramsey County District Court. The Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) system provides free public access to case summaries. You can search by name, case number, attorney, or citation. Case summaries and the register of actions are free to view. Documents filed from July 1, 2015, forward are available electronically, though fees may apply. Older records may require contacting the court directly at the Ramsey County Courthouse.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) handles statewide criminal history searches. The public search at ch.state.mn.us costs $15 per person. It pulls conviction data from Minnesota courts, and results are available right away. Conviction records remain public for 15 years after sentence discharge. The BCA is at 1430 Maryland Avenue East, St. Paul, MN 55106. Call the Criminal History Unit at (651) 793-2400 for assistance.

Minnesota Public Records Law

Under Minnesota Statute 13.82, law enforcement agencies must make arrest data public. Public arrest data includes the time, date, and place of arrest; the charge or basis for the arrest; the name, age, sex, and last known address of the person arrested; and whether the person was held or released. Booking photos are public data but can be held back temporarily if releasing them would hurt an active investigation.

Corrections and detention data falls under Minnesota Statute 13.85. Most corrections data is classified as private. Exceptions include arrest data and aggregate statistics. Medical, psychological, and financial records are protected and not releasable. Criminal history data is governed separately. Conviction data becomes public and stays public for 15 years after sentence completion. The BCA must provide free access to conviction data at its central office and maintain a public website with this information.

Nearby Cities

These cities are near St. Paul. Each uses the county jail system for custody records.