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Washington County Jail Overview

Washington County Jail is operated by the Washington County Sheriff's Office Jail Division at the Law Enforcement Center in Stillwater. The county describes the jail as a direct-supervision facility that opened in June 1993. It holds adult male and female inmates, including people booked after arrest, people waiting for court, sentenced county inmates, and people held on warrants or other agency holds. The 2024 PREA audit also noted some people held for the U.S. Marshals Service and other counties, which is why a person in the jail may not have a Washington County criminal case as the main reason for custody.

The jail is not a state prison. A person who is newly arrested in Washington County, or arrested by a local police agency and brought to the county jail, should be checked through county jail sources first. A person already committed to the Minnesota Department of Corrections should be checked through the DOC locator instead. The jail division also operates a temporary juvenile holding unit within the jail operation, but juvenile custody details are private and are not released through the adult public roster. That juvenile unit is treated as part of the jail operation, not as a separate public facility page.

The county's jail division page is the best source for the facility overview and contact block. The screenshot below comes from the official Washington County Jail Division page, which identifies the jail operation, facility address, and public contact information.

Use that county page for the facility identity, then use the roster and booking reports for inmate-specific details.

Washington County Jail Population

Washington County reports a 228-bed adult jail. The same jail operation includes a 5-bed temporary juvenile holding facility licensed by the Minnesota DOC, but the public adult roster covers adult jail custody. The 2024 PREA audit listed 11 housing units and described general population, administrative segregation, and segregation custody levels. Segregation means restricted housing based on safety, discipline, or classification needs, not a separate jail.

The population figures in the research show a jail below rated adult bed capacity in the inspected snapshots. The PREA audit reported an average daily population of 146 for the prior 12 months and 140 people on the first audit day. The adult inmate roster inspected on June 18, 2026 showed 107 active inmates at 10:00:08 a.m. County budget materials also reported 5,378 jail bookings in 2023 with an average daily population of 139, while a later county release reported 3,846 adult bookings, 129 juvenile bookings, and an average daily population of 138.

Lookup Washington County Jail Inmates

Washington County Jail lookup starts with the official Adult Inmate Roster Report PDF. The roster is a public PDF, not a name-search form. It lists active inmates as of the report timestamp and shows core fields such as last name, first name, middle initial, JID number, booking date, booking number, release estimate, and days confined. It does not show mugshots, charge detail, bond, housing unit, or court date. Those details may appear in the daily booking PDFs or in court records after filing.

The deeper booking source is the Daily Jail Booking Report. That page links to Sunday through Saturday PDF reports and is often more useful for new arrests because the sample report showed arrest time, booking time, booking type, arresting officer, arrest location, hold deadlines, charge severity, statute, and originating agency. For a full custody path, start with the roster, check the daily booking report, call the jail when the person is not listed, and use state or federal locators only when transfer or commitment is likely.

1. Open the adult roster PDF and use the browser or PDF find command for the last name first.
2. Confirm the name with the booking date, JID number, booking number, and days confined.
3. Open the daily booking report for the arrest day if charge or hold detail is needed.
4. Call 651-430-7900 if the person is not listed, the release estimate looks unclear, or a hold may exist.
5. Use the DOC locator only after a state prison commitment, and use BOP or ICE only for federal custody questions.

Note: A blank or placeholder release estimate on the roster is not a guaranteed release date, so confirm urgent timing with the jail.

Washington County Jail Contact

The jail information line is the correct phone fallback for Washington County Jail custody questions. Jail Administration and Master Control handle inmate information and detention data, while broader report copies and public-data requests can be routed through the Sheriff's Records Unit. Booking, release, and custody operations run around the clock, but the public contact block lists weekday office hours for the Jail Division.

Washington County Jail Visits

Washington County Jail visits require advance attention to the inmate's visiting list. The jail cannot disclose whether a person is on that list because of data privacy rules. Visitors need a valid government photo ID with date of birth and must pass a metal detector. People with active warrants are taken into custody. The jail also says inmates are not removed from programs or work for visits, lockdown inmates cannot visit, and segregation inmates receive one pre-approved visit per week.

Free lockers are available in the jail lobby for banned items. The prohibited list includes weapons, knives, ammunition, keys, chemical sprays, lighters, matches, cell phones, purses, bags, cameras, food, beverages, tobacco, strollers, and car seats. Call the jail before traveling if visitation may be canceled or if disability assistance is needed at entry.

Washington County Jail Mail

Mail for Washington County Jail inmates should use the inmate's full name and the jail mailing address. Mail is delivered Monday through Friday, except holidays and weekends. The jail opens and inspects mail, scans it, and delivers it electronically to inmates, with originals placed in property. Legal mail is handled in the inmate's presence. Mail for released or transferred inmates is returned to sender, so a return address matters.

The jail also allows debit phone account funding through InmateCanteen or Turnkey Corrections. Medical devices and valid, unexpired prescription medication may be dropped off at any time, but the jail cannot answer inmate medical questions by phone without a signed release due to HIPAA limits.

Washington County Jail Booking

Washington County Jail booking begins after arrest, warrant pickup, transfer, or commitment to a county sentence. The daily booking reports show that arrest time and booking time can be different. They also show booking types such as pending charge or investigation, bench warrant, hold for another agency, and under sentence. A hold for another agency means another jurisdiction or agency has a custody interest, so money posted on one case may not release the person.

The booking record can feed several public channels. The active roster shows current custody. The daily booking PDF gives more arrest and charge context. Court records later show what the prosecutor actually filed. For bail, Washington County cases are posted at Court Administration during regular weekday court hours and at the jail window after 4:15 p.m. or on weekends. Out-of-county Minnesota warrant bail may be posted at the jail window at any time, but the jail does not accept out-of-state warrant bail.

About Washington County Jail

The jail has a direct-supervision design with its own laundry, kitchen, medical exam rooms, dentist office, and transport unit. PREA records also describe tablets or kiosks in housing units for account balances, canteen issues, grievances, service requests, emails for a fee, and PREA reporting. Health care includes medical, dental, and psychological care from licensed professionals in the community, with registered nurses on site during the week and on weekends.

For Washington County jail records, do not confuse the adult roster PDF with the Minnesota DOC locator. The county roster is for local jail custody. The DOC locator is for adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections, including people in prison or under DOC supervision. A person sentenced from Washington County may disappear from the county roster after transfer and later appear in DOC records after processing.