Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Faribault County, Minnesota, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Faribault County is held at the county jail, run by the Faribault 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 Faribault County
The county jail, run by the Faribault County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Faribault County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Faribault County Sheriff's Office at faribaultcountymn.gov/1369/Inmate-Commissary-and-Account-System (page title: Inmate Commissary and Account System | Faribault County, MN), phone 507-526-5148, Wednesdays, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 507-526-5148.
The Faribault County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 15 people, down from about 31 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 62 beds, and it ran at 50 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Faribault County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Faribault County Jail
The Faribault County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Blue Earth, Wells, Winnebago and Minnesota Lake make the arrests that end in a booking in Faribault County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Faribault County Sheriff's Office's 61 for 2025, Blue Earth's 47 for 2025 and Winnebago's 19 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Faribault County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 135 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 Faribault County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Faribault County?
Ask the Faribault County Sheriff's Office at 507-526-5148; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at faribaultcountymn.gov.
How many people are in the Faribault County jail?
About 15 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 62 beds.
What is the phone number for the Faribault County jail?
507-526-5148, the number on the page of the Faribault County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Faribault 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.