Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Winona County, Minnesota, has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Winona County is held at the county jail, run by the Winona 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 Winona County
The county jail, run by the Winona County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Winona County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Winona County Sheriff's Office at winonacounty.gov/316/Inmate-Visiting-Mailing-Procedures (page title: Inmate Visiting | Mailing Procedures | Winona County, MN), phone 800-896-3201, 203 W 3rd Street Winona, MN 55987, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 800-896-3201.
The Winona County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 29 people, down from about 52 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 73 beds, and it ran at 71 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Winona County has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 6 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Winona County Jail
The Winona County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Winona, Goodview, St. Charles and Lewiston make the arrests that end in a booking in Winona County.
The La Crescent Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Winona County, so its arrests are not broken out for Winona County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Winona's 823 for 2025, the Winona County Sheriff's Office's 132 for 2025 and Goodview's 23 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Winona County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 978 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 Winona County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Winona County?
Ask the Winona County Sheriff's Office at 800-896-3201; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at winonacounty.gov.
How many people are in the Winona 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 73 beds.
What is the phone number for the Winona County jail?
800-896-3201, the number on the page of the Winona County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Winona 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.