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.
Benton County, Minnesota, has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Benton County is held at the county jail, run by the Benton 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 Benton County
The county jail, run by the Benton County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Benton County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Benton County Sheriff's Office at bentoncountymn.gov/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=15 (page title: Quick Links, Sheriff's Office), 581 Highway 23 Foley, MN 56329, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Benton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 35 people, down from about 57 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 102 beds, and it ran at 56 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Benton County has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Benton County Jail
The Benton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Sauk Rapids, Foley and Rice make the arrests that end in a booking in Benton County.
The Sartell Police Department, the Royalton Police Department and the St. Cloud Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Benton County, so their arrests are not broken out for Benton County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Sauk Rapids's 371 for 2025, the Benton County Sheriff's Office's 114 for 2025 and Foley's 9 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Benton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 494 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 Benton County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Benton County?
Ask the Benton County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bentoncountymn.gov/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=15.
How many people are in the Benton County jail?
About 35 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 102 beds.
Is this the official Benton County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.