The Morrison County Inmate Population
The Morrison County inmate population is centered on the Morrison County Jail, the only official detention facility found in the county research. The jail is run by the Morrison County Sheriff's Office and holds adult men and women for local custody needs. That means the count can include people waiting for first appearance, people with bond set by court, people serving a local jail sentence, work release and Sentence to Serve participants, and inmates boarded for other counties that do not have enough space.
The public jail page states that the facility operates all day, every day, for adult detention. The state inspection record gives the regulatory view of the same jail under Minnesota Rule 2911. Sentenced felony prisoners from Morrison County are not counted in the county jail roster once they are transferred to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. They move into the statewide DOC system, while federal defendants and immigration detainees use separate federal or ICE channels unless they are physically booked into Morrison County Jail.
Morrison County Inmate Population Statistics
The best sourced Morrison County inmate population figures come from the county jail page, the 2024 Minnesota Department of Corrections inspection, and the FY25 MNDOC Performance Report. These sources use different frames. The county page gives a public bed statement, while MNDOC reports approved secure coed capacity, operating capacity, average daily population, and per diem figures for performance reporting.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| County public bed statement | 148 beds | Morrison County Jail page, accessed June 18, 2026 |
| MNDOC approved capacity | 141 secure coed beds | MNDOC 2024 Morrison County Jail inspection |
| Operational capacity | 126.90 beds at 90 percent | MNDOC 2024 Morrison County Jail inspection |
| Average daily population | 47.00 | FY25 MNDOC Performance Report |
| Total expenditures | $2,956,211.00 | FY25 MNDOC Performance Report |
| Per diem based on ADP | $172.32 | FY25 MNDOC Performance Report |
Morrison County Inmate Population Trends
Official research did not locate a clean multi-year Morrison County bookings table, so the trend picture should be read with care. The FY25 average daily population gives one stable annual figure. The 2024 inspection gives capacity and licensure status. The live LETG roster gives a changing count for current custody on the date it is viewed, but it is not an annual average unless the count is captured and dated by the user.
| Year or Source Point | Population Figure | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| FY25 | 47.00 ADP | MNDOC performance reporting average daily population. |
| 2024 inspection | 141 approved beds / 126.90 operational | Capacity and licensure figure, not a jail head count. |
| Current roster, June 18, 2026 | Live count changes during the day | The LETG in-custody roster is current custody, not an annual trend table. |
The FY25 ADP was far below the approved capacity figure in the state performance table. The 2024 inspection did not describe a population-reduction order. It placed the jail on biennial status and focused on documentation and procedure items such as weekly lock checks, sanitation inspection records, segregation review timing, and medication refrigerator temperature recording.
Morrison County Jail Population Makeup
The Morrison County Jail population is not published with a full race, age-band, pretrial, sentenced, or charge-level dashboard in the research file. The official materials do confirm that the jail holds adult men and women, and the roster exposes sex and age for each current entry. The roster also shows mixed custody reasons, including felony charges, misdemeanor charges, warrant holds, bond set, hold without bail, release conditions, and out-date notes.
- Adult custody: county pages describe adult male and female jail custody.
- Pretrial and sentenced: the facility holds recent arrestees, pretrial defendants, local sentenced inmates, and reporting inmates.
- Other counties: the county jail page says Morrison County Jail can house inmates from counties without enough space.
- Juvenile holds: the MNDOC inspection lists delinquent juvenile hold approval for 24 hours, excluding weekends and holidays.
Because the roster is a current-custody list, it should not be treated as a complete demographic source. It is stronger for individual lookup and custody status than for long-range population research.
Morrison County Jail Capacity
Morrison County uses two capacity numbers in official sources. The public jail page states that the jail is a 148-bed facility. The MNDOC inspection and performance materials list 141 approved secure coed beds, 90 percent operating capacity, and 126.90 operational capacity. Both figures are useful, but they should not be merged into one number. The county number is the user-facing bed statement. The state number is the inspection and licensure number.
The 2024 inspection placed the jail on biennial status with authority to operate for 2025 through 2026. The noncompliance findings were about process and documentation, not a finding that the Morrison County inmate population exceeded capacity. MNDOC's inspection and enforcement role comes from state law, and the state can issue correction orders, restrictions, or capacity limits when facilities fail standards.
Capacity note: Use 141 beds for MNDOC tables and 148 beds when quoting the county jail page.
Morrison County Inmate Population Laws
Minnesota law explains why much of the Morrison County inmate population can be checked through public systems. Jail rosters, arrest data, booking photographs, court case records, and conviction history each come from different legal rules. Some data is public right away. Some court records are public only at the courthouse terminal. Some criminal history data stays public for a limited period after sentence discharge.
Key public access rules:
Minn. Stat. 13.82 makes public arrest data available and treats booking photographs as public unless a lawful temporary withholding applies.
Minn. Stat. 13.87 covers BCA criminal history data, including public conviction and sentence data for the statutory period.
Minn. Rule 2911 sets jail standards for detention and confinement facilities in Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. 241.021 gives MNDOC inspection, standards, licensing, and correction-order authority.
Minn. Stat. 241.018 supports county and regional jail per diem reporting used in state performance tables.
Search Morrison County Inmate Population
The current Morrison County inmate lookup starts with the official LETG roster. The roster is a public list, not a form-based search portal. It shows current in-custody entries in a table, including photo, MNI, name, sex, age, booking number, intake date, charges, and bail or bond text. Browser find is the practical search method when the list is long.
The official Morrison County Jail page links to the current inmate list. The screenshot below shows the county jail page source used for the roster path.
The jail page is useful because it gives the official custody source and the jail contact block in the same place.
- Open the current in-custody roster from the Morrison County Jail page or go straight to the LETG list.
- Check the roster header date and time before relying on a result.
- Use browser find for last name, booking number, MNI, or a charge term.
- Read across the row for charge, bond, hold, and next-court-date text.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail, then check MNDOC, MCRO, BOP, ICE, or Minnesota VINE based on the custody type.
Morrison County Current Inmate Lookup
The Morrison County roster inspected during research showed the header "LETG Jail In Custody" with a date and update time. It did not require a login or fee. It also did not show a name search box. That detail matters because many users expect to type a name into a form, while Morrison County publishes a live list that must be scanned or searched with the browser.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| None published | n/a | n/a | The roster is a visible list, not a query form. |
| Photo | Display column | n/a | Image column appears for current rows. |
| MNI | Display column | n/a | Numeric master-name index identifier. |
| Name | Display column | n/a | Last, first middle format. |
| Booking # | Display column | n/a | Numeric booking event number. |
| Charges and Bail\Bond | Display columns | n/a | Can include statute, level, amount, conditions, and hold notes. |
The LETG in-custody roster screenshot captured in the manifest shows how current Morrison County inmate population entries are displayed.
The photo and bail columns make the roster useful, but the row view is still a current-custody snapshot rather than a past-booking archive.
Morrison County Inmate Record Fields
A Morrison County inmate record on the roster can carry more than a name and charge. Rows observed in research showed charge level, bond status, Minnesota statute citation, plain charge description, bond amounts with and without conditions, bail received, bond received, and next court date text. Some entries also exposed hold language such as warrant holds or hold without bail.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Photo | Booking image column for current in-custody rows. |
| MNI | Person index used by the jail system. |
| Name, sex, age | Basic identity fields visible on the roster list. |
| Booking number | Numeric event number for the jail booking. |
| Intake date | Date and time the person entered jail custody. |
| Charges | Offense level, status phrase, statute, and charge description. |
| Bail\Bond | Amount, conditional amount, payments received, release terms, holds, and court notes. |
Morrison County Past Inmate Records
The county research did not locate a Morrison County historical booking archive or released-inmate mugshot gallery. The roster is titled and structured as an in-custody list. If a person has been released, transferred, or sentenced to prison, the absence of a roster row does not prove the arrest never happened. It only means the person may not be in current Morrison County jail custody.
For past arrest or booking data, the practical route is a Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request to the originating law enforcement agency or the Morrison County Sheriff's Office. For court records after booking, use MCRO. For public conviction history, use the BCA public criminal history portal, which is conviction-based and does not replace arrest or jail booking data.
- MNI
- A master name index number used to connect records to a person.
- Detainer
- A request or legal basis from another agency to keep someone in custody.
- RPR or ROR
- Release on personal recognizance, meaning release without a cash payment subject to court terms.
- NCD
- Next court date shorthand that may appear in roster notes.
Morrison County Jail vs Prison
The Morrison County inmate population splits across systems after court action. The county jail roster is the local source for current jail custody. The Minnesota DOC locator covers adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who are still under DOC jurisdiction, whether in prison or released under supervision. Federal and immigration custody are separate from both county and state systems.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Morrison County LETG roster | Current local custody, including pretrial, sentenced local jail, work release, STS, and holds. |
| State prison or supervision | Minnesota DOC Locator | Adults committed to MNDOC, including prison and DOC supervision status. |
| Federal inmate | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present, with name or number search. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Current ICE custody and some recent CBP custody, using A-number or biographical fields. |
The MNDOC locator can lag for new commitments. A newly sentenced Morrison County person may take several business days to appear after transfer or intake.
Morrison County Booking to Court
A jail roster charge is not always the same as the formal court charge. After arrest and booking, the Morrison County Attorney's Office decides whether felony, gross misdemeanor, juvenile, misdemeanor, or petty misdemeanor charges should be filed within its authority. The formal court case appears through Minnesota Court Records Online after a complaint, citation, or other charging document is filed.
Bond and next court date details may appear first on the jail roster. For the filed case, use MCRO by case number when known. Pending criminal, traffic, and petty misdemeanor cases with no conviction may not return by defendant name, so a case number from the roster, court notice, or attorney can matter. For more detail on that path, use the court records after a jail arrest page.
Morrison County Detention Facilities
No separate state prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, county work-release annex, or city jail was located inside Morrison County from official sources. Little Falls, Royalton, Motley, and Pierz have municipal police departments, and the sheriff has criminal investigative jurisdiction at Camp Ripley, but those facts do not create separate public inmate-holding pages for county lookup.
- Morrison County Jail - the county's local adult jail for pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, work release and STS participants, and boarded inmates from other counties.
Morrison County Jail Programs
Local program details add context to the Morrison County inmate population. A sentenced person may be ordered to report to jail, and the reporting page explains the east-door entry, work release packet timing, Sentence to Serve, property limits, booking fee, Pay for Stay, and work release fee. The jail supplies clothing, bedding, and hygiene items, while other property is inventoried and stored.
The Morrison County reporting-to-jail page captured in the manifest shows the local instructions for reporting location, fees, work release, STS, and property.
Those details matter because a person can enter the jail through court-ordered reporting as well as through a new arrest.
Morrison County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Morrison County inmate population?
The FY25 MNDOC Performance Report lists Morrison County with an average daily population of 47.00. The same state materials list 141 approved beds, while the county jail page describes a 148-bed facility. The live roster count changes during the day and should be read as current custody, not an annual average.
How do I search Morrison County inmates?
Use the Morrison County LETG current in-custody roster for local jail custody. It is a public list, not a search form, so browser find is the practical way to search by name, booking number, MNI, or charge text.
Where are sentenced state prisoners found?
Use the Minnesota DOC Locator after a person is committed to the Commissioner of Corrections. The county jail roster is for current Morrison County jail custody and does not track all state prison placements.
Can I get custody notifications?
Yes. Minnesota VINE is available through VINELink. Treat it as a notification tool, not as the only official custody record.