Hennepin County, Minnesota • custody search and practical jail help
Search the Hennepin County jail roster — then confirm which custody system you actually need
For adults held in the downtown Hennepin County Sheriff’s Jail, start with the Sheriff’s official roster. If the person is serving a local sentence at the Adult Corrections Facility in Plymouth, use the separate ACF resident roster instead. The two systems have different locations, accounts, mail rules and visit procedures.
First decision: downtown Sheriff’s Jail or Plymouth Adult Corrections Facility?
Hennepin County has two separate adult custody tracks that are easy to confuse. Confirm the facility before you send money, mail anything, schedule a visit or travel.
Hennepin County Sheriff’s Jail / Adult Detention Center
The Sheriff describes this jail as holding adults accused of crimes before trial. It operates from the Public Safety Facility and Minneapolis City Hall, across the street from each other.
- Roster: Sheriff jail roster
- Public Safety Facility: 401 South 4th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415
- Jail phone: 612-348-5112
- Typical tasks: current custody, recent release, bail, video visits, jail mail, property and Sheriff jail records
Hennepin County Adult Corrections Facility (ACF)
The ACF provides short-term custody and programming, up to one year, for adults convicted of felony, gross-misdemeanor and misdemeanor offenses. It maintains its own resident roster.
- Roster: separate ACF resident search
- Men’s/intake section: 1145 Shenandoah Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447
- Women’s section: 1355 Shenandoah Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447
- ACF main phone: 612-596-0001
Official source router: match the question to the agency
Custody, court, warrant, booking-photo and state-prison information are maintained by different systems. Use the source that owns the fact you need.
How to search the Hennepin County Sheriff’s jail roster
The Sheriff’s jail page says the roster is updated hourly and shows people in the county jail plus people released during the previous seven days, along with charges, bail and scheduled court dates.
Open the official Sheriff roster
Start at the county-operated roster rather than a copied inmate list, mugshot site or search-engine snippet. If the direct roster is temporarily unavailable, use the Sheriff jail page and call 612-348-5112 when confirmation is time-sensitive.
Search the legal name carefully
Use the name most likely used during booking. If the first search fails, try a careful spelling variation, former surname or hyphenated-name variation rather than assuming the person is not in custody.
Compare more than the name
Where the roster provides them, compare booking information, charges, bail and scheduled court date. Use identifiers and date-of-birth information when available to reduce same-name mistakes.
Confirm the facility
If the person is serving a local sentence at the Plymouth ACF, switch to the separate ACF resident roster. If a state sentence or later transfer is involved, check Minnesota DOC.
Refresh before taking action
Recheck official information before posting bail, scheduling a visit, sending money, mailing property or arranging transportation. Custody and court information can change after booking.
Read the roster as custody data, not as a final court judgment
| Roster information | What it can help establish | What still needs verification |
|---|---|---|
| Name / identifier | Which jail record you are reviewing. | Identity when people share similar names; do not rely on name alone. |
| Booking information | A county custody event and jail-side identifier. | A booking number, PAK and court case number serve different purposes. |
| Charge | The allegation or legal basis associated with custody at that point. | Amendment, dismissal, plea, conviction, sentence or final disposition through court records. |
| Bail | Bail-related information recorded by the jail. | Current amount, other cases or holds, exact payment instructions and release eligibility. |
| Scheduled court date | A scheduled court event associated with the custody record. | Current hearing details, courtroom and changes through the court. |
| Release / no longer listed | A recent release may appear in the Sheriff’s seven-day view. | Transfer, another custodian, court movement or actual pickup readiness. |
Adult Corrections Facility: separate roster, reporting rules, accounts and visits
The ACF is not simply another name for the downtown Sheriff’s Jail. Hennepin County says the Plymouth facility provides short-term custody up to one year for adults convicted of felony, gross-misdemeanor and misdemeanor offenses.
Resident roster and capacity
The official ACF resident search covers people who may have been received, are currently in custody, or completed their sentence during the past seven days. Hennepin County publishes a facility capacity of 477: 399 beds in the men’s section and 78 in the women’s section.
When the court orders someone to report
The resident must report on the date and time ordered by the court; Hennepin County says only the sentencing judge can change that report date or time. Everyone reporting begins intake at the men’s section, 1145 Shenandoah Lane.
Bring state-issued identification, a copy of the warrant of commitment, prescription medication in original containers and any medical-alert identification. The central intake desk is 612-596-0003.
No transportation?
Hennepin County says a person ordered to ACF who lacks transportation may report to the downtown Public Safety Facility by 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, for ACF transport. Confirm the arrangement before relying on it.
Work-release fee
ACF currently publishes a $20 daily room-and-board fee for work-release residents. Fee waiver or reduction requests are available at admission. Other service fees may also apply.
Work-release processing
Do not expect same-day work release. Hennepin County advises allowing up to two days for employment verification and processing, and requires qualifying work or school participation under its current rules.
| ACF task | Current official route |
|---|---|
| Resident Name, c/o ACF, 1145 Shenandoah Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447. The cell number is not required. Cash and checks received in mail are returned. | |
| Phone | Residents make collect or direct calls through Securus; staff do not accept calls for residents. |
| In-person deposit | Cobra Cashier kiosks in men’s and women’s building lobbies; the current county page says they accept cash. |
| MoneyGram | Electronic MoneyGram: company SSC Inmate Funding, receive code 7950, facility ID MSP. |
| Online/phone deposit | Access Corrections; you need the resident name, permanent/booking number and facility location. |
| Personal visit | Video visits. On-site sessions are 25 minutes and free; schedule at least 24 hours ahead and up to two weeks in advance through Securus or an ACF lobby kiosk. |
No result? Use the custody path instead of guessing
| Problem | Possible explanation | Next official check |
|---|---|---|
| Arrest was very recent | Intake and public-record processing may not be complete even though the Sheriff roster refreshes hourly. | Recheck the live roster; call the jail at 612-348-5112 if current custody affects bail, medication, safety, travel or a scheduled visit. |
| Name does not match | Spelling, former surname, hyphenation or same-name confusion. | Try careful name variations and compare other identifiers rather than relying on a single name. |
| Person is serving a local sentence | The person may be at the Plymouth Adult Corrections Facility, not the Sheriff’s downtown jail. | Search the ACF resident roster. |
| Person disappeared from Sheriff roster | Release, transfer or another custody change may have occurred. | Use the seven-day recent-release view where available, Minnesota VINE and any known receiving agency. |
| State sentence or DOC involvement | The person may now be under Minnesota DOC jurisdiction. | Minnesota DOC Public Viewer. |
| Federal case | Federal custody is separate from Hennepin County and Minnesota DOC. | Federal BOP Inmate Locator. |
| Court case exists but no jail result | A person can have an active or pending case without being in Hennepin County jail custody. | Use Minnesota court records and contact Hennepin County District Court when online pre-conviction information is limited. |
| Record is older | The public roster is not a permanent archive. | Use MCRO/court records or submit a Sheriff data request for existing Sheriff data. |
Cash bail, bond and release: verify before you travel
The Public Safety Facility accepts cash bail or bond for a detainee 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Sheriff publishes strict counter requirements.
For bail information, call 612-348-5112 with the detainee’s full name and date of birth.
The in-custody records window requires the correct number.
The jail does not make change and says there is no cash machine on site.
The Sheriff says checks, debit cards and credit cards are not accepted at that window.
Bail is handled at the Public Safety Facility, 401 South 4th Avenue.
Payment on one matter does not guarantee immediate release if another warrant, hold or court order applies.
Court records and warrants need separate verification
Hennepin County District Court
Hennepin County District Court is part of Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District. The main court address is 300 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487, and the main phone is 612-348-6000.
Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) provides online access to many public district-court records and documents. Courthouse public-access terminals provide more complete electronic district-court access.
Important: the Hennepin court specifically says online records do not include pre-conviction criminal, traffic and petty-misdemeanor case information. For those records, use courthouse access or call the Hennepin County Criminal Court at 612-348-6000.
Start with the number you have
The Sheriff processes and maintains warrant data, but a judge issues the warrant.
- No case/warrant number: call District Court at 612-348-6000 with full name and date of birth.
- Case/warrant number known: call the Sheriff’s Warrants Office at 612-348-2000.
- Turning yourself in: the Sheriff directs people to the Public Safety Facility at 401 South 4th Avenue.
A warrant can exist without the person appearing on the current jail roster.
Downtown jail visitation: Securus approval, 24-hour scheduling and 20-minute sessions
Public visits are video visits. On-site visits are free and take place on the second floor of the Public Safety Facility in room 235.
Confirm the person is still in the downtown jail
Do not schedule against an old roster result. If the person moved to ACF, use ACF’s separate visit process.
Create a Securus Friends & Family visitor profile
Request access for video visits with the detainee. Detention staff must approve the account before an on-site appointment can be scheduled.
Schedule at least 24 hours ahead
The Sheriff requires advance scheduling for on-site visits. Remote video also uses Securus.
Arrive at least 10 minutes early
A late arrival does not move or extend the scheduled appointment. You may be asked to present accepted, unexpired photo identification.
| Downtown jail visit rule | Current published detail |
|---|---|
| Session length | 20 minutes |
| Frequency | Once a day, up to 3 times per week per detainee |
| On-site hours | 7 days: 7:00–11:30 a.m.; 2:30–5:30 p.m.; 7:30–9:30 p.m. |
| Minors | Visitors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult; no more than three visitors under 18 are allowed. |
| Detainee video calls | $0.17 per minute, up to 20 minutes; one per day and three per week, according to the current Sheriff page. |
| Official/professional visits | Allowed 24/7 for qualifying professional visitors under the Sheriff’s published credential rules. |
Downtown jail money, mail and phone rules
Keep commissary/account deposits separate from phone or video funding. Also keep the downtown Sheriff’s Jail instructions separate from ACF instructions.
Deposit money
- Public Safety Facility lobby: cash deposit machine, 24/7.
- Minneapolis City Hall: deposit machine Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Online: Access Corrections; choose “Hennepin County Adult Detention Center in Downtown Minneapolis.”
- By mail: the Sheriff currently permits cash or money order payable to the inmate at 401 S. 4th Ave., Suite #100, Minneapolis, MN 55415; funds may be held for verification.
Lobby deposits require the exact spelling of the detainee’s name and the personal identification number (PAK).
Know the jail’s published fee
The Sheriff says detainees are charged 10% when withdrawing money from their account, capped at $10. The Sheriff says no withdrawal fee applies to initial deposits, final withdrawals or money deposited for bail.
Vendor fees for online services are separate and can change; check the provider before paying.
Personal mail address
[Detainee’s Full Name]
Hennepin County Public Safety Facility
401 South 4th Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Packages generally must come directly from a publisher, mail-order bookseller, attorney or other court official, unless a private party is sending a specific necessary item required for court or release.
Detainees make outgoing calls
Friends and family cannot call directly into a detainee housing phone. The Sheriff directs blocked-call and collect-call billing issues to its correctional billing provider.
Do not assume an ordinary call is private. Avoid discussing evidence, witnesses or legal strategy on non-privileged communications.
Property, health, reentry programs and urgent safety
Pick up property or money
The Public Safety Facility property room is open seven days a week, 7:00–10:00 a.m. and 7:00–10:00 p.m. A person picking up property must be 18 or older and have current state or federal photo ID.
The detainee must complete and sign a release form. The jail permits one set of clothing suitable for a felony trial to be dropped off; the Sheriff says no other items are allowed under that property rule.
24/7 jail health services
HCSO says the Adult Detention Division facilitates 24/7 Jail Health Services and medical care for people housed in the jail. Its opioid-response guidance says incoming detainees are screened for opioid use and that medication for opioid use disorder and withdrawal management are provided when clinically needed.
For facility-specific health questions, use the jail information line rather than bringing medication or medical items without instructions.
HOPE education and reentry
The HOPE program provides education, training and community-resource connections. Current classes include high-school diploma and GED work, financial literacy, trade-skills training, employment preparation and life-skills support.
Program contact: 612-543-HOPE (4673).
Sexual assault or harassment
The Sheriff states a zero-tolerance policy. If you believe a detainee faces an immediate threat of sexual assault, the official jail page directs callers to 612-348-8318 or 911 and provides an online misconduct-report route.
Older Sheriff data, court copies and booking photos
Minnesota Data Practices requests
The Sheriff explains that government data is public unless state or federal law makes it nonpublic. Use Hennepin County’s data-request portal and describe the existing record, person, incident and date range precisely.
The county says you may inspect responsive public data for free. For requests over $50, including cumulative requests from one requester/entity within 30 days, the county may notify you of costs before proceeding.
Use the court for the legal record
The Hennepin Records Center provides online, in-person and mail access to court records. Courthouse terminals can expose public case information that is not available remotely through MCRO.
Use the court record for convictions, dismissals, plea outcomes, judgments and other legal dispositions rather than treating the jail roster as the final case history.
Photos are not an online Minneapolis Police service
The City of Minneapolis says its Police Department does not release booking photos and that Hennepin County has the booking photos; the city directs people to the Public Safety Facility at 612-348-5112 to ask about a booking photo.
A booking photo is an identification record from a custody event, not proof of conviction or final outcome.
After transfer or when Hennepin is the wrong custody system
Minnesota VINE
Minnesota DOC identifies VINE as the service for release notifications from county jail. Use VINELink or call 877-664-8463 to review county-jail notification options.
Minnesota DOC
The DOC Public Viewer covers people committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who remain under DOC jurisdiction, whether incarcerated or released from prison and still under supervision.
Federal BOP
The BOP locator covers federal inmate records from 1982 to the present. A “Released” or “Not in BOP Custody” result does not prove the person is free from every other criminal-justice system.
Related Minnesota jail-roster guides
Anoka County Jail Roster
Use when verified arrest or transfer information points to Anoka County rather than Hennepin County.
St. Louis County MN Jail Roster
Useful for a confirmed St. Louis County custody question, including Duluth-area routing.
Brown County MN Jail Roster
Use only when the case or custody facts point to Brown County, Minnesota.
Hennepin County Jail locations in downtown Minneapolis
The Sheriff says the jail occupies two locations across the street from each other: the Public Safety Facility and Minneapolis City Hall. Both are just north of Government Plaza light-rail station, which serves the METRO Blue and Green lines.
Public Safety Facility
401 South 4th Avenue, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Jail information: 612-348-5112
Email: sheriff.jailinfo@hennepin.us
Main public jail services described on the Sheriff page include bail, property, the 24/7 lobby deposit machine and scheduled on-site video visiting.
Minneapolis City Hall
350 South 5th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415
This is the second downtown jail location. The Sheriff also lists a weekday public-visiting-area deposit machine here from 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use jail-roster information responsibly
- Do not treat an arrest, charge, warrant or booking photo as proof of guilt.
- Use Minnesota court records for the legal outcome of a case.
- Do not rely on a saved screenshot as proof of present custody.
- Do not use public jail information to harass, threaten, shame, stalk or impersonate a detainee or family member.
- Do not publish protected victim, child, witness, medical or financial information.
- Verify the facility before sending money, mail or visit requests.
- Do not pay an unexpected caller who claims the Sheriff requires immediate payment.
Hennepin County jail roster FAQs
Where is the official Hennepin County jail roster?
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s official jail-roster route is jailroster.hennepin.us. The Sheriff’s jail page links to it and says the roster shows people currently in the county jail and people released during the previous seven days.
How often is the Hennepin County jail roster updated?
The Hennepin County Sheriff states that the jail roster is updated hourly. A very recent arrest can still require intake and record processing, so call 612-348-5112 when current custody is time-sensitive.
What is the difference between the Hennepin County Jail and Adult Corrections Facility?
The Sheriff’s downtown Jail/Adult Detention Center is primarily a pretrial jail and operates from the Public Safety Facility and Minneapolis City Hall. The Plymouth Adult Corrections Facility provides short-term custody up to one year for adults convicted of felony, gross-misdemeanor and misdemeanor offenses and has a separate resident roster.
Why is someone not showing on the Hennepin County jail roster?
Possible explanations include recent intake, a name variation, release, transfer, placement at the separate Adult Corrections Facility, Minnesota DOC custody, federal custody, or a court case without present jail custody. Follow the known custody and court facts instead of assuming a blank search means the person was released.
How do I post cash bail at the Hennepin County Jail?
Cash bail can be posted 24/7 at the Public Safety Facility. Bring the case or warrant number and the exact amount in cash. The jail says it does not make change, has no cash machine on site and does not accept checks, debit cards or credit cards at the in-custody records window.
How do Hennepin County jail visits work?
Public jail visits are video visits. On-site visits are free, last 20 minutes and require an approved Securus visitor profile and advance scheduling. The Sheriff says on-site appointments must be scheduled at least 24 hours ahead and visitors should arrive at least 10 minutes early.
How can I send money to someone in the downtown Hennepin County Jail?
The Sheriff provides deposit machines at the Public Safety Facility and Minneapolis City Hall, an Access Corrections online route, and a mail-payment option. Lobby deposits require the exact detainee-name spelling and PAK. Verify that the person is in the downtown jail rather than ACF before paying.
What address should I use for Hennepin County jail mail?
For the downtown jail, the Sheriff currently instructs senders to use the detainee’s full name followed by Hennepin County Public Safety Facility, 401 South 4th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415. ACF residents use a different Plymouth mailing address.
How do I verify a Hennepin County criminal court case?
Use Minnesota Court Records Online for available public records, but note that Hennepin County District Court says remote online records do not include pre-conviction criminal, traffic and petty-misdemeanor information. For those records or urgent case questions, use courthouse access or call 612-348-6000.
How do I request a Hennepin County booking photo or older Sheriff record?
Minneapolis Police says it does not release booking photos and directs people to Hennepin County Public Safety Facility at 612-348-5112 for booking-photo questions. For other existing Sheriff data, use the Hennepin County Sheriff data-request process under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
Official sources used for this refresh
- Hennepin County Sheriff — Jail roster: hourly update statement, current custody, seven-day releases, charges, bail and scheduled court dates.
- Hennepin County Sheriff — Jail: facility locations, bail, money, mail, phone, property, health/support and scam guidance.
- Hennepin County Sheriff — Visit a detainee: current Securus approval, visit schedule, limits, identification and video-call information.
- Hennepin County Sheriff — Warrants: court-versus-Sheriff warrant routing, surrender and warrant bail instructions.
- Hennepin County Sheriff — Data requests: Minnesota Government Data Practices request process and fee guidance.
- Hennepin County — Adult Corrections Facility: separate roster, admissions, fees, money, mail, phone, visitation and facility contacts.
- Minnesota Judicial Branch — Hennepin County District Court records: court records and access routes.
- Hennepin Criminal & Traffic Division — Criminal Court Records: MCRO limitations, courthouse access and certified-copy guidance.
- City of Minneapolis — Jail roster / booking photos: Sheriff/ACF routing and booking-photo guidance.
- Minnesota Department of Corrections — Search for Individuals and Fugitives, Minnesota VINE, and Federal BOP Inmate Locator: alternative custody and notification routes.
Source review completed: October 3, 2026. Changeable custody records, fees, schedules, vendor rules and court information should be rechecked at the official source immediately before acting.