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.
Kanabec County, Minnesota, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kanabec County is held at the county jail, run by the Kanabec 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 Kanabec County
The county jail, run by the Kanabec County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Kanabec County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Kanabec County Sheriff's Office at jail.kanabec.org/inmatelocator (page title: Kanabec County | Inmate Locator), 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 Kanabec County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 18 people, down from about 38 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 41 beds, and it ran at 93 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kanabec County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kanabec County Jail
The Kanabec County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Kanabec County.
The Kanabec County Sheriff's Office reported 134 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Kanabec County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Kanabec County?
Look on the custody page of the Kanabec County Sheriff's Office at jail.kanabec.org/inmatelocator. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Kanabec County jail?
About 18 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 41 beds.
Is this the official Kanabec 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.