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.
Morrison County, Minnesota, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Morrison County is held at the county jail, run by the Morrison 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: Morrison County public records, Morrison County arrest records, Morrison County warrants, Morrison County criminal records, Morrison County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Morrison County
The county jail, run by the Morrison County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Morrison County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Morrison County Sheriff's Office at morrisoncountymn.gov/173/Jail (page title: Jail | Morrison County, MN), phone 320-632-2673, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 320-632-2673.
The Morrison County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 29 people, down from about 50 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 144 beds, and it ran at 35 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Morrison County has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Morrison County Jail
The Morrison County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Little Falls, Pierz, Royalton and Motley make the arrests that end in a booking in Morrison County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Little Falls's 282 for 2025, the Morrison County Sheriff's Office's 196 for 2025 and Royalton's 18 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Morrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 505 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 Morrison County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Morrison County?
Ask the Morrison County Sheriff's Office at 320-632-2673; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at morrisoncountymn.gov/173/Jail.
How many people are in the Morrison 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 144 beds.
What is the phone number for the Morrison County jail?
320-632-2673, the number on the page of the Morrison County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Morrison 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.