Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Cloquet, Minnesota, in Carlton County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cloquet is held at the county jail, run by the Carlton County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Cloquet
The county jail, run by the Carlton County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Cloquet, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Carlton County Sheriff's Office at carltoncountymn.gov/274/Jail-Roster (page title: Jail Roster | Carlton County, MN), phone 218-384-4560, 1780 Justice Drive, Suite 1200 Carlton, MN 55718, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Carlton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 20 people, down from about 26 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 48 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Carlton County has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 5 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Carlton County Jail
The Carlton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Cloquet (filed by the FBI as Cloquet Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Cloquet.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Carlton County Sheriff's Office's 210 for 2025 and Cloquet's 203 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Carlton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 413 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Cloquet arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Cloquet?
Look on the custody page of the Carlton County Sheriff's Office at carltoncountymn.gov/274/Jail-Roster, or call 218-384-4560. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Carlton County jail?
About 20 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 48 beds.
What is the phone number for the Carlton County jail?
218-384-4560, the number on the page of the Carlton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Cloquet website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.