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.
Big Stone County, Minnesota, has about 5,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Big Stone County is held at the county jail, run by the Big Stone 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 Big Stone County
The county jail, run by the Big Stone County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Big Stone County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Big Stone County Sheriff's Office at bigstonecounty.gov/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Big Stone County Minnesota), phone (320) 839-3558, 11 SE 2nd Street, Suite 101 Ortonville, MN 56278, Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (320) 839-3558.
The Big Stone County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 2 people, down from about 2 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 2 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Big Stone County has about 5,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 4 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Big Stone County Jail
The Big Stone County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Big Stone County.
The Big Stone County Sheriff's Office reported 105 arrests to the FBI for 2023. 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 Big Stone County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Big Stone County?
Ask the Big Stone County Sheriff's Office at (320) 839-3558; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bigstonecounty.gov/departments/sheriff.
How many people are in the Big Stone County jail?
About 2 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 2 beds.
What is the phone number for the Big Stone County jail?
(320) 839-3558, the number on the page of the Big Stone County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Big Stone 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.