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.
Pine County, Minnesota, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pine County is held at the county jail, run by the Pine 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: Pine County public records, Pine County arrest records, Pine County warrants, Pine County criminal records, Pine County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pine County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pine County is held at the county jail, run by the Pine County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Pine County Sheriff's Office at pinecountymn.gov/departments/jail/jail_roster.php (page title: Welcome to Pine County, MN), phone (320) 629-8400, 635 Northridge Dr. NW Suite 130 Pine City, MN 55063, Tuesday 1:00pm-5:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Pine County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 47 people, down from about 81 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pine County has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pine County Jail
The Pine County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Pine County.
The Pine County Sheriff's Office reported 269 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 Pine County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Pine County?
Look on the custody page of the Pine County Sheriff's Office at pinecountymn.gov, or call (320) 629-8400. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Pine County jail?
About 47 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Pine County jail?
(320) 629-8400, the number on the page of the Pine County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Pine 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.