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 9, 2026.
Douglas County, Minnesota, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Douglas County is held at the county jail, run by the Douglas 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: Douglas County public records, Douglas County arrest records, Douglas County warrants, Douglas County criminal records, Douglas County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Douglas County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Douglas County is held at the county jail, run by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at dgso.org/index.php/dgso-inmate-reports (page title: DGSO Inmate Reports), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Douglas County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 29 people, down from about 53 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2021 was 106 beds, and it ran at 28 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Douglas County has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 7 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Douglas County Jail
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Alexandria and Osakis make the arrests that end in a booking in Douglas County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Alexandria's 352 for 2025, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office's 258 for 2025 and Osakis's 15 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Douglas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 625 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 Douglas County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Douglas County?
Ask the Douglas County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at dgso.org/index.php/dgso-inmate-reports.
How many people are in the Douglas County jail?
About 29 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 106 beds.
Is this the official Douglas 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.