Purpose of This Site
Minnesota law makes many jail, arrest, and detention records public, but those records do not all live in one place. The Lac qui Parle County Sheriff's Office operates the local jail and posts the In Custody List for people held at the Lac qui Parle County Jail. The Minnesota Department of Corrections maintains a separate locator for adults committed to state custody. Federal Bureau of Prisons and ICE systems apply only when a person is in federal or immigration custody.
This site organizes those paths in plain language. It points readers to the county roster, the Minnesota Court Records Online system for court filings, state and federal inmate locators, visiting details, and public-record request steps tied to Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
What Is Included
The main sections focus on the local custody questions that come up after an arrest or jail booking in Madison and the rest of Lac qui Parle County.
- Help using jail inmate records, checking jail roster mugshots, and finding court records after a jail arrest.
- A facility page for the Lac qui Parle County Jail, with its public address, phone number, custody role, and visiting schedule.
- Plain-English direction for the county In Custody List and the Minnesota Department of Corrections locator.
- Records-request context under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, including Minn. Stat. Chapter 13, when a booking record or photo is not shown online.
Limits on Our Role
This is a privately run reference site. It is not part of Lac qui Parle County, the Lac qui Parle County Sheriff's Office, the Lac qui Parle County Jail, the Minnesota Department of Corrections, any court, or any other government agency.
- We cannot release, hold, transport, or transfer any person in custody.
- We cannot post bond, arrange visits, add money to an account, or send messages for a family member.
- We cannot provide legal advice or explain what someone should do in a pending case.
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