St. Louis County Released Inmates

St. Louis County released inmate records are managed by the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, which operates one of the largest county jail systems in Minnesota across facilities in Duluth and Virginia. As Minnesota's largest county by land area, St. Louis County spans from Duluth on Lake Superior to the Canadian border, and its jail serves a wide geographic region that includes both dense urban neighborhoods and remote rural communities across northeastern Minnesota.

St. Louis County Jail and Sheriff's Office

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office main administrative address is 1001 E. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802. The main phone is (218) 726-2222, and fax is (218) 726-2250. Sheriff Ross Litman leads the agency. For emergencies, call 911. For jail-specific inquiries, the jail can be reached directly at (218) 726-2345. The jail is located at 100 North 5th Avenue West, Duluth, MN 55811. The jail phone is (218) 726-2341.

The St. Louis County Jail is one of the largest county detention facilities in Minnesota. It serves the full geographic scope of the county, which is vast. The jail administrator is Robyn Wojciechowski, who can be reached at wojor@stlouiscountymn.gov. In addition to the main facility in Duluth, St. Louis County operates a second facility in Virginia to handle the demands of the county's northern communities. If you are not sure which facility holds a person, call the main jail line at (218) 726-2345 and staff can direct you.

Visiting hours at St. Louis County Jail are limited to Saturdays, Sundays, and Tuesdays. Holidays only receive visiting time if they fall on one of those days. This is a more restricted schedule than many other Minnesota county jails, so it is worth confirming before planning a trip. The jail's public jail roster shows current inmates along with charges and custody information.

How Duluth Arrests Connect to the County Jail

The Duluth Police Department, located at 2030 North Arlington Avenue, Duluth, MN 55811, handles arrests within city limits. Their phone number is (218) 730-5400. Duluth Police Chief Mike Tusken leads the department. However, Duluth does not run its own long-term jail. All arrests made by Duluth police are processed through the St. Louis County Jail system. Duluth operates a temporary holding facility for initial processing, but all detainees requiring extended custody are transferred to county custody at the jail on North 5th Avenue West.

This means that if someone was arrested in Duluth, the right place to look for them is the St. Louis County Jail, not a Duluth city jail. The same is true for arrests made by other municipal police departments across St. Louis County. Virginia, Hibbing, Eveleth, and other cities in the county all route their arrested individuals to the St. Louis County system. To find an inmate arrested anywhere in St. Louis County, search the county jail roster or call (218) 726-2345.

VINE Victim Notification

VINE covers the St. Louis County Jail and lets you register to receive automatic alerts when an inmate's status changes. This includes releases, transfers, escapes, and deaths in custody. For a jail that serves such a large county with multiple facilities, VINE is especially practical because it tracks the inmate regardless of which facility they are in or if they are transferred mid-sentence.

Register at vinelink.com or call 877-664-8463. The hotline is available 24 hours a day. Notifications can be set up by phone, text, or email. The service is free. You do not need to give a reason for registering. VINE also covers state DOC facilities, so if a St. Louis County inmate is transferred to a state prison, your notifications will continue to follow them. Victims, family members, and advocates across northeastern Minnesota regularly use VINE to stay informed about release dates without having to call the jail repeatedly.

The public can also access the St. Louis County Jail roster to see current custody status, including information about inmates transferred to other facilities due to overcrowding. Per Minnesota Statute 629.72, victims can receive notification of an inmate's time of release, conditions of release, and next court appearance date upon request.

MN DOC Offender Locator

St. Louis County residents convicted of felonies and sentenced to state prison will appear in the MN DOC Public Viewer, not the county jail roster. The DOC system tracks individuals serving state sentences at facilities across Minnesota. If someone from the Duluth area or elsewhere in St. Louis County is serving a state prison term, the Public Viewer is where you find their current status and release date.

The Public Viewer is free at coms.doc.state.mn.us/PublicViewer/. Search by name or DOC offender ID. Results include facility location, offense type, sentence details, and release date. For individuals who have completed their state sentence and returned to St. Louis County on supervised release, the Public Viewer shows their community supervision status and conditions. Given the size of the Duluth metro and the county's population, a significant number of St. Louis County residents pass through the state DOC system each year, making this tool especially relevant for the region.

Minnesota Law and Jail Records Access

St. Louis County follows the same state laws on inmate data as every other Minnesota county. Minnesota Statute 13.82 requires the Sheriff's Office to release basic booking data publicly. This covers name, charges, booking time, and physical description. No formal request or fee is required to access this information. The county publishes it online through the jail roster.

Minnesota Statute 13.85 limits what can be shared. Medical records, mental health data, and information about juveniles are not public. These protections apply statewide. The data you see on the St. Louis County roster is the maximum state law permits. Requests for additional data require a formal submission under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The county notes on its roster page that the information is subject to state data practices law and reflects what is in the system at the time of the search.

Predatory offenders in St. Louis County are subject to registration under Minnesota Statute 243.166. Community notification for higher-risk offenders is governed by Minnesota Statute 244.052. The MN Predatory Offender Registry lists registered offenders living in St. Louis County and is searchable by name or location.

Court Records in St. Louis County

St. Louis County is in the Sixth Judicial District. The district court is headquartered in Duluth with additional locations across the county. Criminal case records are searchable through the Minnesota Court Records Online portal at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us. Search by name or case number. The system is free and covers all case types across the entire county, from misdemeanor cases in Duluth to felonies handled at courthouses in Virginia or Hibbing.

Court records give you a layer of information that jail records do not. A jail roster shows who is in custody and what they were charged with. Court records show what happened next: was there a conviction, what was the sentence, and when does the case close? For a county as large as St. Louis, the court system processes a high volume of cases each year. The MCRO portal is the most efficient way to search them without visiting a courthouse in person.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension maintains statewide criminal history data. A BCA background check covers arrests and convictions across all Minnesota counties. For anyone with a criminal history that spans multiple counties or jurisdictions, a BCA record gives a more complete picture than a St. Louis County-only search.

Cities in St. Louis County

St. Louis County includes one qualifying city with a population over 100,000:

• Duluth - county seat and Minnesota's third-largest city

Nearby Counties

These counties are near St. Louis County. Each has its own released inmate records.