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.
Clearwater County, Minnesota, has about 8,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clearwater County is held at the county jail, run by the Clearwater 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: Clearwater County public records, Clearwater County arrest records, Clearwater County warrants, Clearwater County criminal records, Clearwater County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clearwater County
The county jail, run by the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Clearwater County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office at clearwatercountymn.gov/inmate-list (page title: Inmate List | Clearwater County, MN), 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 Clearwater County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 13 people, down from about 18 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 38 beds, and it ran at 47 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clearwater County has about 8,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clearwater County Jail
The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bagley and Clearbrook make the arrests that end in a booking in Clearwater County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office's 44 for 2025, Bagley's 33 for 2025 and Clearbrook's 1 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Clearwater County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 78 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 Clearwater County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Clearwater County?
Look on the custody page of the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office at clearwatercountymn.gov/inmate-list. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Clearwater County jail?
About 13 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 38 beds.
Is this the official Clearwater 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.