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 4, 2026.
Brown County, Minnesota, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brown County is held at the county jail, run by the Brown 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.
Related guides: Brown County public records, Brown County arrest records, Brown County warrants, Brown County criminal records, Brown County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Brown County
The county jail, run by the Brown County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Brown County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Brown County Sheriff's Office at co.brown.mn.us/319/Jail-information-Forms-Links (page title: Jail information | Forms | Links | Brown County, MN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Brown County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 11 people, down from about 26 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 56 beds, and it ran at 20 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Brown County has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 4 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Brown County Jail
The Brown County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for New Ulm, Sleepy Eye and Springfield make the arrests that end in a booking in Brown County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were New Ulm's 263 for 2025, the Brown County Sheriff's Office's 18 for 2025 and Sleepy Eye's 17 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Brown County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 299 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 Brown County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Brown County?
Ask the Brown County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.brown.mn.us.
How many people are in the Brown County jail?
About 11 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 56 beds.
Is this the official Brown 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.