Grant County Inmate Population Location
Official records reviewed for Grant County, Minnesota point to a small-county detention pattern. The Grant County Sheriff's Office lists law-enforcement duties, central records, court security, prisoner transport, enhanced 911, civil process, investigations, and water safety. It does not publish a Grant County jail building page or a local jail capacity. The Minnesota Department of Corrections adult inspection archive lists Traverse County Jail, but no Grant County Jail entry was located. That matters because the Grant County inmate population may be housed outside the county after arrest.
The strongest local proof is the official Traverse County roster. The roster printed on June 18, 2026 showed five total records and included one person held for the Grant County Sheriff Office with Grant County District Court bail language. For public lookup work, that means the Grant County sheriff remains the local arrest and records agency, while the live jail roster may sit under Traverse County Jail when Grant County arrestees are boarded there. Sentenced prison custody is separate and belongs in the Minnesota Department of Corrections locator.
The Grant County warrant page is also part of the custody picture. A warrant can place a person into the jail even when there is no new incident report. Current custody should be verified through official offices because a PDF roster is only a dated snapshot.
Grant County Inmate Population Statistics
Grant County does not publish an official average daily jail population or annual booking total in the sources reviewed. The available figures are narrower but useful: county population counts from U.S. Census QuickFacts, jail capacity from the Minnesota DOC inspection for Traverse County Jail, and a roster count from the official Traverse PDF. Those numbers should not be blended into an estimate. Each one describes a different part of the Grant County inmate population record.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County Census population | 6,074 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, April 1, 2020 |
| Grant County estimate | 6,085 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 |
| Traverse County Jail approved capacity | 11 secure coed beds | Minnesota DOC inspection, September 25, 2025 |
| Traverse County Jail operational capacity | 7.70 | Minnesota DOC inspection, 70 percent operating capacity |
| Traverse roster count | 5 total records | Official roster PDF printed June 18, 2026 |
| Grant County holds visible on roster | 1 hold | Official roster PDF printed June 18, 2026 |
Grant County Inmate Population Trends
Trend data for the Grant County inmate population is limited because no official Grant County jail average daily population, booking count, or length-of-stay report was located. The honest trend record is therefore a set of dated official reference points. It shows a small county population, a small regional serving jail, and a current roster that can change as arrests, releases, court holds, and transfers occur.
| Date or Year | Count or Capacity | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Census | 6,074 residents | Grant County population baseline |
| July 1, 2024 | 6,109 residents | County population estimate |
| July 1, 2025 | 6,085 residents | County population estimate |
| September 25, 2025 | 11 approved beds | Traverse County Jail approved secure coed capacity |
| June 18, 2026 | 5 roster records | Current Traverse roster snapshot, including one Grant County hold |
Population gaps are as important as the numbers. No official Grant County inmate demographic aggregate was located. The Traverse roster lists age and holding agency for individual records, but it does not publish a countywide breakdown by sex, race, charge level, pretrial status, or sentence status. The 2025 DOC inspection states the facility is secure coed and found zero juveniles processed during the juvenile audit period reviewed.
Grant County Jail Capacity
Grant County capacity should not be described as if a Grant County-owned jail was located in Elbow Lake. The researched serving facility is Traverse County Jail in Wheaton. The Traverse County Sheriff's Office page says the County Law Enforcement Center/Jail opened in July 2007 and houses up to eleven inmates. The 2025 DOC inspection gives the formal capacity: eleven approved secure coed beds and 7.70 operational capacity at 70 percent operating capacity.
The June 18, 2026 roster count of five records was below both the approved capacity and the operational-capacity figure. That does not prove a long-term crowding trend. It only documents one official roster snapshot. The inspection report placed the jail on biennial status and found substantial compliance, while also listing corrective-action topics such as policy updates, admission orientation documentation, formal count intervals, mental-health referral follow-up, and training documentation.
Capacity note: Treat the Grant County inmate population as a boarded local custody population when the person is listed under Traverse County Jail.
Grant County Inmate Record Laws
Minnesota law starts from a public-data presumption, then classifies some records as private, confidential, or not public. For Grant County jail and arrest records, the main path is official public data, not commercial background sites. A current boarded person may appear on the Traverse roster PDF. Sheriff records that are not online can be requested from Grant County under its Data Practices Policy.
Key Minnesota laws:
Minn. Stat. section 13.03 makes government data public unless a law classifies it otherwise.
Minn. Stat. section 13.82 governs law-enforcement data such as arrest and incident records.
Minn. Stat. section 13.85 covers corrections and detention data created because of lawful confinement.
Minn. Stat. section 641.05 is the jail-register statute often cited for public roster data.
Minnesota Rules Chapter 2911 sets local adult detention standards for admission, classification, records, visiting, mail, security, and care.
Search Grant County Inmates
A Grant County inmate search uses a fallback chain because Grant County does not publish its own jail roster on the sheriff page. Start with the Grant County Sheriff's Office for local arrest, transport, warrant, and records direction. If the person may be boarded at Traverse County Jail, check the official Traverse roster PDF. If the person was sentenced to state prison, use the Minnesota DOC locator instead of the jail roster.
The official Traverse inmate roster page links to the current roster PDF and warns that documents or images on that site may not be used without express written permission of the Traverse County Sheriff. The roster is browse/download based, not a search form. Use the PDF viewer's find function for a name.
- Call Grant County Sheriff at 218-685-8280 when the custody question starts with a Grant County arrest, warrant, or transport.
- Open the Traverse County Jail roster PDF if the person may be held in the serving jail.
- Use the PDF find tool for last name, first name, or holding agency.
- Read the held-for line, holding agency, charges, booking date, bail phrase, and sentence-end field if shown.
- Search Minnesota VINE for custody or case notifications and the DOC, BOP, or ICE systems when local jail custody does not fit.
Grant County Jail Roster Fields
The Traverse roster fields show what the public can see for a boarded Grant County hold. The PDF does not provide a clickable profile, height, weight, date of birth, housing pod, booking time, arresting officer, next court date, or projected release date. It does show core custody data that can help separate a bench warrant from a sentence, a local hold, or a hold for another agency.
The Traverse roster directory shows the current roster and warrant PDF files by timestamp. That directory view reinforces the access pattern: open the current file, then search within it.
| Roster Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Front Mugshot | Image column heading in the roster layout, with image use restricted by the Traverse notice. |
| Last, First Middle Name | Roster name format. |
| Age | Age in years, not full date of birth. |
| Booking Date | Booking date in MM/DD/YY format. |
| Held For | Custody reason, such as bench warrant or holding for another agency. |
| Conditional Bail Amount | Bail phrase and court when applicable, including cash/surety language. |
| Holding Agency | Agency tied to the hold, including Grant County Sheriff Office when present. |
| Charges | Minnesota statute number plus short offense text. |
Grant County State Prison Search
County jail custody and state prison custody are different systems. A person can leave the Grant County inmate population roster path after sentencing or transfer and later appear in the Minnesota DOC locator. The DOC locator covers adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who are still under DOC jurisdiction, including those in prison or released from prison while under supervision. DOC warns that newly sentenced people may take several business days to display.
| Custody Type | Lookup System | Use It For |
|---|---|---|
| Boarded local jail custody | Traverse County roster PDF | Pretrial holds, warrants, short sentences, and Grant County holds at the serving jail. |
| State prison or supervised release | Minnesota DOC locator | Adults committed to Minnesota DOC jurisdiction. |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal BOP locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Current ICE custody and some CBP custody over 48 hours. |
The Minnesota DOC facilities page lists adult custody levels and explains statewide prison programs. Those prison programs should not be treated as Traverse County Jail programs unless a local source confirms them.
Grant County Court Records After Booking
Jail roster charges and court charges are related, but they are not the same record. The roster may show the statute or warrant reason tied to custody. Formal court records begin or update when a complaint, citation, probation-revocation filing, or other charging document enters Grant County District Court. Minnesota Court Records Online, or MCRO, provides case search, document search, hearing search, and judgment search.
The MCRO Case Search allows name, case number, citation number, and attorney searches. Its terms warn that pending criminal, traffic, and petty misdemeanor cases without conviction may not return by defendant name. For a new Grant County arrest, a case-number search may work better once court paperwork is available. The local record keeper is Grant County Court Administration, and certified copies must come from court administration rather than MCRO.
The Grant County Court Administration page describes that office as keeper of court records and trial exhibits. The Minnesota Judicial Branch page for Grant County District Court lists the courthouse, court hours, and jurisdiction.
Grant County Warrant and Records Access
A warrant can be the reason a person appears in the Grant County inmate population. The Grant County warrant page directs users to an active warrant list and says to call the Sheriff's Office with information. A bench warrant may be linked to failure to appear, a probation violation, or another court order. It can result in booking even when there is no new offense date.
For records not online, Grant County's Data Practices Policy is the fallback. The policy explains that public data may be inspected free of charge, and copies may be requested by mail, fax, or email. It lists Sheriff Jennifer Vipond as the sheriff data contact. Written requests should describe the record as clearly as possible, such as the name, date, type of record, and whether inspection or copies are requested.
| Request Type | Grant County Policy Detail |
|---|---|
| Inspect public data | No charge for inspection. |
| 100 or fewer black-and-white pages | 25 cents per one-sided page, 50 cents per two-sided page. |
| Other copy types | Actual cost, including staff time, materials, mailing, or outside vendor costs. |
| Unavailable or nonpublic data | County may identify the legal basis for denial or explain that it does not have the data. |
Grant County Inmate Search Sources
The Grant County Sheriff's Office page is the local starting point for sheriff contact, public-safety duties, body-worn-camera information, and records routing.
That office is the local records and arrest agency, even when a Grant County hold is housed at Traverse County Jail.
The MCRO Case Search page is the statewide court path for charges that follow a Grant County jail arrest.
MCRO should be read with its name-search limits in mind, especially for pending criminal matters without conviction.
Grant County Detention Facilities
Only one facility is resolved for this build from the research facility map. Traverse County Jail is the documented serving jail for Grant County holds. No state prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, or dedicated U.S. Marshals facility was located inside Grant County.
- Traverse County Jail - regional/local adult detention facility serving documented Grant County holds, pretrial custody, court disposition holds, short jail sentences, work release/Huber, and sentence-to-serve cases.
Grant County Inmate Population FAQ
Does Grant County have its own jail roster?
No separate Grant County jail roster was located on the official sheriff page. The documented lookup route is the Grant County Sheriff's Office, the Traverse County Jail roster PDF for boarded holds, Minnesota VINE, Minnesota DOC, and public-data requests when a record is not online.
How many people are in the Grant County inmate population?
The only current roster count captured in the research was the Traverse roster printed June 18, 2026. It showed five total records and one Grant County Sheriff Office hold. The count changes when the PDF updates.
Where are sentenced Grant County prisoners listed?
Sentenced state-prison custody is searched in the Minnesota DOC locator, not the Traverse roster. Newly sentenced people may take several business days to display after transfer or processing.
Are Grant County mugshots shown online?
The Traverse roster has a front-mugshot column, but the official roster landing page restricts use of documents and images without written permission. Requests for a booking image should go through the agency that maintains the record.
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