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.
Itasca County, Minnesota, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Itasca County is held at the county jail, run by the Itasca 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 Itasca County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Itasca County is held at the county jail, run by the Itasca County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Itasca County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.itascacountymn.gov/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Itasca County Sheriff's Office (MN)), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Itasca County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 61 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 107 beds, and it ran at 57 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Itasca County has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Itasca County Jail
The Itasca County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Grand Rapids, Coleraine, Keewatin, Nashwauk and Deer River make the arrests that end in a booking in Itasca County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Itasca County Sheriff's Office's 387 for 2025, Grand Rapids's 71 for 2024 and Coleraine's 10 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Itasca County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 418 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 Itasca County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Itasca County?
Look on the custody page of the Itasca County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.itascacountymn.gov/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Itasca County jail?
About 61 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 107 beds.
Is this the official Itasca 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.