Renville County Jail Roster: Find Current Custody, Then Verify the Case
For current Renville County custody, start with the county-hosted in-custody list. Match more than a name, read every charge and bail line, and use Minnesota court records when you need the legal status of the case rather than only the jail booking record.
Quick answer
The Renville County Sheriff’s Office operates the county jail in Olivia. The official public roster is the best first source for checking whether a person is currently listed there. The roster can show identifying and booking fields such as a photo, MNI, name, age, booking number, intake date, charges and bail/bond information.
If no current entry appears, do not assume there is no case, warrant or custody elsewhere. Check spelling, recent release or transfer, Minnesota Court Records Online, Minnesota DOC, or federal custody as the facts require.
Renville County Official Source Router
The jail roster, court system, warrant list and state or federal locators answer different questions. Starting with the correct source prevents a common mistake: treating a booking entry as a complete court or criminal-history record.
How to Search the Renville County Jail Roster
Open the county-hosted list
Use the Renville County custody page rather than a copied roster, cached screenshot or paid people-search page. The official list is the source to recheck before you act on custody information.
Find the legal surname
The roster is presented as a list, so browser “Find in Page” can be useful. Try the current surname and, when relevant, a former, maiden, hyphenated or alternate spelling.
Match several identifiers
Compare available details such as photo, full name, sex, age, MNI, booking number and intake date. A name-only match is not enough when two people can share similar names.
Read every charge and hold line
One booking can include multiple charges, warrants or agency holds. Each line can carry separate case and bail information, so do not assume the first amount applies to the entire booking.
Save the identifiers you will need next
Write down the booking number, MNI when useful, court case number, charge wording and bail fields, plus the date and time you checked. Those details make a jail or court follow-up much faster.
What the Renville County Roster Fields Mean
| Field | Useful for | Do not assume |
|---|---|---|
| Photo | A visual clue that can help distinguish people. | A booking photo is proof of guilt or the final case outcome. |
| MNI | A records-system identifier that can separate people with similar names. | It is the booking number or court case number. |
| Booking number | Identifying the particular jail intake. | It replaces the Minnesota court case number. |
| Intake date | Showing when the booking was entered. | It is the exact arrest time or a guaranteed release timeline. |
| Charge / case | Connecting custody allegations with a court matter when a case number is shown. | Booking wording is the final filed or adjudicated charge. |
| Bail / bond | Seeing amounts or payment activity recorded on a charge line. | A displayed amount means payment will produce immediate release. |
How to read zero-dollar bail lines
A $0.00 entry does not by itself mean “free to leave.” It can appear beside a sentence, warrant, outside-agency hold, federal hold, recognizance status or a charge where the public roster does not show a currently payable amount. Confirm every active line with the jail or court before arranging payment or transportation.
What to Do When the Person Is Not Listed
Possible explanation: transport, medical screening or intake may still be underway.
Next action: refresh the county roster and call the jail at 320-523-3600 when confirmation is urgent.
Possible explanation: the public entry may use a legal, former, maiden or hyphenated name.
Next action: retry surname variants and compare other identifiers instead of guessing from a name alone.
Possible explanation: release, transfer, court order or movement to another agency can change the live list.
Next action: verify the case in MCRO and use state or federal custody tools if the case points there.
Possible explanation: a criminal case or warrant can exist without present Renville County custody.
Next action: use MCRO and the official county warrant list rather than treating the roster as a warrant database.
Possible explanation: the current custodian may be a neighboring jail or another agency even if Renville County is connected to the case.
Next action: follow the arresting agency, court or transfer information instead of randomly checking counties.
Possible explanation: Renville County can house people for other agencies, including federal prisoners.
Next action: check Minnesota DOC for state jurisdiction or the BOP locator for federal custody when appropriate.
How to Verify a Renville County Court Case
Renville County District Court is part of Minnesota’s Eighth Judicial District and handles criminal, traffic and other district-court matters filed in Renville County. Use the roster to understand the custody entry, then use the court system for the filed case, hearings, public documents and disposition information.
Minnesota Court Records Online
MCRO supports case, document, hearing and judgment searches. Name search can be useful, but some pending criminal, traffic and petty-misdemeanor cases do not return by defendant name while they can still be found by case number.
Renville County District Court
500 E. DePueOlivia, MN 56277
320-523-3680
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Bail, Bond and Release Planning
Before money changes hands, confirm the person, booking number, every active charge, any conditional and nonconditional amounts, and every outside hold. One paid line does not necessarily clear another warrant, sentence or agency hold.
All active cases
Ask the jail or court whether every charge and hold has been identified and whether the displayed bail remains current.
Use the approved route
Confirm where the payment or bond must be posted and keep the receipt or confirmation. Do not send money to a caller who cannot be verified through an official number.
Release takes processing
Accepted bail or bond does not guarantee immediate discharge. The jail may still need release paperwork, hold clearance, property processing and other administrative steps.
Useful call script: “I’m checking release status for [full name], booking number [number]. Can you confirm every active charge and hold, the current bail or bond requirement, and whether anything else is preventing release?”
Renville County Jail Video Visitation
The county currently states that there is no regular on-site visitation. Visits are by video unless the Jail Community Reentry Specialist or Jail Administration preapproves another arrangement.
| Rule | Current published detail |
|---|---|
| Days | Saturday through Thursday |
| Afternoon block | 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. |
| Evening block | 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.; no Friday evening visitation |
| Length | 20 minutes; an extension may be requested if no one is waiting |
| Station limit | One visitor per station unless accompanying a minor |
| Visitor ID | Picture ID with name and current address |
| Minors | Must be accompanied by an adult; if that adult is not the guardian, signed guardian permission is required |
| Before arraignment | Additional restrictions apply; immediate family is limited to the next regularly scheduled visitation time |
Visitors must provide their relationship to the inmate, dress appropriately and follow conduct rules. Visits may be monitored and can be ended for rule violations. The county also warns that dispatch initiates visits, so emergency law-enforcement or 911 traffic can delay a session.
How to Send Mail to a Renville County Inmate
Mailing format
[Inmate Full Name]C/O Renville County Jail
104 4th Street S.
Olivia, MN 56277
Use the inmate’s current legal name and include a complete sender name and return address. Confirm custody before mailing something time-sensitive.
Do not confuse addresses
The jail mail address is 104 4th Street South. The Sheriff’s administrative and Records office is at 105 5th Street South, Suite 210. Use the address tied to the task you are completing.
Incoming and outgoing mail is subject to search and inspection. The jail lists prohibited examples including communication that violates a protection/no-contact order, sexually explicit material, gang or criminal-planning content, stickers or other foreign material, scented material, coded communication and material encouraging violence. Do not mail cash.
Privileged legal mail
Mail from qualifying attorneys, court officers, Minnesota DOC, the Federal Bureau of Prisons and elected officials is treated as privileged mail and is opened in the inmate’s presence. An older 2022 inmate handbook contains additional handling detail; because that PDF is older than the current jail page, call before sending an irreplaceable original.
Phone, Voicemail, Text and Email
Ordinary calls
Inmate phone calls are outgoing only. Family and friends cannot place a normal incoming call directly to an inmate.
Voicemail
The jail page instructs callers to use 320-400-3018 and follow the prompts so the inmate can retrieve the message later.
Dire emergency
For a family death or serious health emergency, the county directs callers to the jail main line at 320-523-3600.
Reliance Telephone is the county-linked communication provider for supported phone/text funding. Confirm the person is still in custody before adding money and keep the transaction confirmation.
How to Add Money to an Inmate Account
| Route | What the county says | Before paying |
|---|---|---|
| Door #10 kiosk | The public-entrance kiosk accepts cash or credit card. | Confirm the inmate and keep the receipt. |
| Online deposit | The county links an online credit-card deposit option through Inmate Canteen. | Review the payee, amount and any vendor fee before submitting. |
| Mailed money order | The jail page permits a money order made payable to the inmate and mailed to the jail. | Do not mail cash; confirm the exact name and current custody. |
| Reliance | Used for supported communications funding. | Do not confuse a communications account with ordinary commissary funds. |
Review the county’s current inmate-payment instructions immediately before paying.
Medical Help, PREA Reporting and Property Release
Medical and mental health
The county says inmate health services are provided by on-site nurses and on- or off-site physicians, with mental-health services available as needed. For urgent information about medication interruption, symptoms or safety risk, call the jail and provide specific information without expecting protected medical details in return.
PREA reporting
Sexual abuse or harassment concerns can be reported to jail administration or a shift supervisor at 320-523-3600. The county also lists Safe Avenues at 320-235-0962, with an anonymous reporting option.
Property release
The older official handbook says an inmate can designate a recipient and sign a property-release form. Because property procedures can change, call before pickup, bring photo identification and confirm the deadline. The handbook says property left after release or transfer may be held 30 days.
Arranging a Scheduled Jail Stay
If a sentencing judge allows the person to report later rather than being taken into custody immediately, the county says an appointment with the jail is necessary. The program department can be reached at 320-523-3808.
Read the sentencing order
Confirm the report date, sentence and whether the judge authorized work release, educational release or electronic home monitoring.
Contact the program department
Arrange reporting and ask which current forms, program approvals and payments apply to the particular sentence.
Prepare only approved items
The county tells sentenced inmates to bring photo identification, medical-insurance information and information about current prescribed medications. Do not assume outside medication or personal items can simply be brought into housing.
Confirm current fees
Use the 2026 county fee schedule and ask the program department about any amount that is unclear. Do not calculate current charges from an old packet or old webpage alone.
Huber, Home Monitoring and Current Jail-Related Fees
Renville County’s 2026 fee schedule took effect February 1, 2026. The county’s separate work-release packet contains some older figures, so the 2026 schedule should control where the amounts differ.
| Fee | 2026 amount | Practical note |
|---|---|---|
| Booking fee | $25 | Listed for each booking event. |
| Huber / education setup | $25 one time | Separate from the daily fee. |
| Huber / education | $27.50/day | Schedule says at least seven days must be paid ahead before release to the program. |
| Jail boarding — self-pay / counties | $100/day | The older work-release packet still shows $85; use the current fee schedule. |
| Special-management boarding | $150/day | Applies to defined special-management boarding situations. |
| Quick-test UA | $27/test | Payable at the time of test. |
| Drug-testing patch | $85/week | Prepayment required. |
| PBT breath test | $5 | Listed for a jail test when not in custody. |
| EHM setup | $25 | Daily monitoring charges are separate. |
| Home confinement, no work release | $18 GPS / $30 GPS + alcohol per day | Verify which equipment the order requires. |
| Home confinement with work release | $22 GPS / $34 GPS + alcohol per day | Verify eligibility and the approved schedule with jail staff. |
Pay-to-Stay wording is inconsistent across county materials
A county work-release packet states that Renville County Jail eliminated ordinary Pay-to-Stay effective January 7, 2025. However, the current jail webpage still says sentenced inmates are subject to Pay-to-Stay, and the 2026 fee schedule contains a note referring to Huber or Pay-to-Stay without publishing a separate ordinary Pay-to-Stay daily amount. Because current official county documents conflict, call the program department at 320-523-3808 for the exact charge before reporting or paying.
Work-release eligibility details worth checking early
The official work-release packet says employment generally must have been established at least 35 days before the sentence begins, payroll and workers’ compensation information must be verifiable, cash-only work can disqualify participation, jobs more than 50 miles from Olivia need advance approval, and work-site changes require permission. Court authorization does not by itself guarantee jail-program approval.
Renville County Jail Capacity Explained
The public jail page describes the facility as a 72-bed jail. The 2025 Jail Annual Report provides more context: 72 beds are in eight housing units, six more beds are in holding cells, the licensed capacity is 78, and the approved operative capacity is 65.
72 beds
Housing-unit beds highlighted on the public jail page.
78 licensed
The annual report’s licensed total, including six holding-cell beds.
65 operative
The annual report’s approved operating capacity.
The same annual report shows why “Renville County Jail inmate” does not always mean “Renville County criminal case”: the jail houses people for other agencies, including federal Bureau of Prisons placements.
How to Request a Sheriff Report or Booking-Related Record
Renville County Sheriff’s Records manages records generated by the Sheriff’s Office. If a city police department or another agency created the report, the Sheriff’s Records unit says to contact that agency instead.
Sheriff Records contact
105 5th Street South, Suite 210Olivia, MN 56277
320-523-3794
Fax: 320-523-3787
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Include enough detail
Provide the report number if known, incident date and approximate time, location, names of involved people and the record you are requesting. Active-investigation information can be confidential and unavailable for release.
2026 report-copy fees
| Copy | Fee |
|---|---|
| First 7 pages | No charge |
| 8 pages | $2.00 |
| Each additional page | $0.25 |
| Color copy | $0.50/page |
| Electronic photo compilation/delivery | $10, according to the 2026 schedule |
For a criminal-history search rather than a Sheriff incident report, the county Records page directs users to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. That is a different record type from the live jail roster.
Warrants and Other Custody Routes
Renville County active warrant list
An active warrant can exist when a person is not currently listed in the jail. Use the Sheriff’s warrant page to reach the county’s active-warrant list, then verify any action with the appropriate official office.
Minnesota DOC
Use the state locator when a person has been committed to the Commissioner of Corrections and remains under Minnesota DOC jurisdiction, whether in prison or on qualifying supervision.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Use the BOP locator when the booking or case indicates federal custody. A federal hold in the Renville roster does not by itself explain the complete federal case or eventual destination.
Victim notification
The county jail page points users to VINE for supported custody information and notifications. Do not rely on an automated alert as the only safety plan when there is an immediate risk.
Nearby Jail-Roster.org guides
Use another county guide only when the arresting agency, warrant, court or transfer information points there.
Renville County Jail and Sheriff Contact Guide
| Contact | Purpose | Phone / address |
|---|---|---|
| Renville County Jail | Current custody, urgent jail questions, dire emergency messages | 320-523-3600 104 4th St S, Olivia, MN 56277 |
| Program Department | Scheduled sentence, work/education release, monitoring questions | 320-523-3808 |
| Sheriff’s Office | Sheriff administration and general office contact | 320-523-3771 105 5th St S, Suite 210, Olivia |
| Dispatch / non-emergency | Non-emergency law-enforcement contact | 320-523-1161 |
| Sheriff Records | Sheriff-created reports and records requests | 320-523-3794 |
| Renville County District Court | Court case, certified copies and local court administration | 320-523-3680 500 E. DePue, Olivia, MN 56277 |
| Safe Avenues | Outside sexual-assault advocacy / PREA reporting option listed by the county | 320-235-0962 |
Primary jail location
Before driving, confirm the service you need and check the current county access notice because construction on 5th Street is affecting the courthouse/Government Services Center area during the October 2026 source-review period.
Responsible Use of Booking and Jail Information
- A booking, photograph, charge or bail entry is not proof of guilt.
- Jail information can change after court action, release, transfer or a data correction.
- A warrant does not prove the person is currently incarcerated.
- Do not treat a stale screenshot as current custody proof.
- Use court records for the legal outcome of the case.
- Do not use jail information to harass, threaten, shame or stalk a person, victim, witness or family member.
Renville County Jail Roster FAQs
How do I search the Renville County jail roster?
Open the county-hosted in-custody page, use browser Find in Page if helpful, and compare several identifiers such as photo, age, MNI, booking number and intake date. Read every charge and bail line before relying on the entry.
What information can the Renville County inmate list show?
The public list can show a photo, MNI, name, sex, age, booking number, intake date, charges and bail or bond information. A roster field describes custody information and should not be treated as the final court outcome.
Why might a recently arrested person be missing?
Transport, medical screening or booking may still be underway; the legal name may differ; or the person may already have been released or transferred. For urgent confirmation, call the jail rather than assuming the roster is instantaneous.
Does a $0 bail entry mean immediate release?
No. A zero amount can appear with a sentence, warrant, outside-agency hold, federal hold or another status that does not create an immediately payable release amount. Confirm every active line with the jail or court.
How do I check a Renville County court date?
Use Minnesota Court Records Online and the official Renville County District Court page. A case number is generally more reliable than a name search, especially because some pending criminal cases have remote name-search restrictions.
Does Renville County Jail have in-person visitation?
The current county page says there is no regular on-site visitation. Visits are video unless the Jail Community Reentry Specialist or Jail Administration preapproves another arrangement.
What address should I use for inmate mail?
Use the inmate’s full name, C/O Renville County Jail, 104 4th Street S., Olivia, MN 56277. The Sheriff’s administrative office at 105 5th Street South is a different address. Do not mail cash.
How do I leave inmate voicemail?
The jail page instructs callers to use 320-400-3018. A separate county contact page also displays a different voicemail-labeled number, so if the instructed route does not work, call the jail main line at 320-523-3600 for current guidance.
How can I add money to an inmate account?
The county lists a Door #10 public-entrance kiosk that accepts cash or credit card and an online credit-card deposit route. The jail page also describes mailed money orders payable to the inmate. Reliance communication funding is a separate account type.
Does Renville County still charge Pay-to-Stay?
Official county materials conflict. A work-release packet says ordinary Pay-to-Stay was eliminated effective January 7, 2025, while the current jail page and the 2026 fee schedule still reference Pay-to-Stay. The 2026 fee schedule does not publish a separate ordinary daily Pay-to-Stay amount, so verify the exact charge with the program department at 320-523-3808.
Official Sources Used for This Refresh
- Renville County In-Custody List — current public roster and displayed booking fields.
- Renville County Jail — operator, mail, communication, programs, PREA and current visitation rules.
- Renville County Sheriff Contact — jail, dispatch, Records and administration contacts.
- Renville County inmate payment instructions — Door #10 kiosk and online deposit route.
- Renville County Sheriff Records — record ownership, request process and contact information.
- 2026 Renville County Fee Schedule — current jail and records fees.
- Renville County Huber Work Release Packet — eligibility rules and Pay-to-Stay change statement.
- Renville County Annual Reports — 2025 Jail Annual Report for facility capacity and agency-boarded custody context.
- Minnesota Judicial Branch — Renville County District Court — court jurisdiction, address, phone and hours.
- Minnesota Court Records Online — public district-court case search.
- Minnesota Department of Corrections — state custody/supervision locator.
- Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator — federal custody search.