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.
Mower County, Minnesota, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mower County is held at the county jail, run by the Mower 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 Mower County
The county jail, run by the Mower County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Mower County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Mower County Sheriff's Office at co.mower.mn.us/175/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriffs Office | Mower County, MN), phone 507-437-9400, Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm, 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 507-437-9400.
The Mower County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 59 people, down from about 72 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 88 beds, and it ran at 82 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Mower County has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 14 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Mower County Jail
The Mower County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Austin make the arrests that end in a booking in Mower County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Austin's 880 for 2025 and the Mower County Sheriff's Office's 467 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Mower County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,347 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 Mower County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Mower County?
Ask the Mower County Sheriff's Office at 507-437-9400; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.mower.mn.us/175/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Mower County jail?
About 59 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 88 beds.
What is the phone number for the Mower County jail?
507-437-9400, the number on the page of the Mower County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Mower 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.