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.
North Branch, Minnesota, in Chisago County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in North Branch is held at the county jail, run by the Chisago 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 North Branch
The county jail, run by the Chisago County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in North Branch, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Chisago County Sheriff's Office at inmatelocator.chisagocountymn.gov/inmatelocator (page title: Chisago County Inmate Locator), phone 600 182 5587, 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 Chisago County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 33 people, down from about 60 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 80 beds, and it ran at 75 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Chisago County has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 6 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Chisago County Jail
The Chisago County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for North Branch (filed by the FBI as North Branch Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around North Branch.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Chisago County Sheriff's Office's 376 for 2025, Lakes Area's 105 for 2025 and North Branch's 61 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Chisago County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 539 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 North Branch arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in North Branch?
Look on the custody page of the Chisago County Sheriff's Office at inmatelocator.chisagocountymn.gov, or call 600 182 5587. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Chisago County jail?
About 33 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 80 beds.
What is the phone number for the Chisago County jail?
600 182 5587, the number on the page of the Chisago County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official North Branch 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.