The Itasca County Inmate Population
The Itasca County inmate population is centered on the Itasca County Jail, the local adult detention facility operated by the Itasca County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Joe Dasovich. The jail holds adults booked by local agencies, people waiting for hearings in Itasca County District Court, sentenced local inmates, Huber or work-release inmates when a court and the jail approve that status, and contracted county inmates when accepted. The jail is not a state prison, a federal prison, or an immigration detention center. That distinction matters because each custody type has a different record system.
Current local custody starts with the sheriff's Inmate Search. Sentenced state-prison custody is searched through the Minnesota Department of Corrections public locator. Federal sentenced prisoners use the BOP inmate locator, and immigration custody is searched through the ICE Online Detainee Locator. VINELink is also part of the Itasca County access path because roster entries link to custody-status notification records.
Itasca County Inmate Population Statistics
Minnesota DOC jail inspection and performance materials give the strongest published numbers for the Itasca County inmate population. The 2025 inspection report search text lists the Itasca County Jail with a designed capacity of 194 beds, approved capacity of 179, and operational capacity of 170. MNDOC's 2024 Performance Report search text lists a 2022 average daily population of 209.11 for Itasca County and a 2022 jail per diem rate of $85.00. Those figures should not be blended into a single live roster count. ADP is an average. The sheriff roster is a current public list.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Designed capacity | 194 beds | Minnesota DOC Itasca County Jail inspection search text, 2025 |
| Approved capacity | 179 beds | Minnesota DOC Itasca County Jail inspection search text, 2025 |
| Operational capacity | 170 beds | Minnesota DOC Itasca County Jail inspection search text, 2025 |
| Average daily population | 209.11 | MNDOC 2024 Performance Report search text for 2022 jail data |
| Per diem rate | $85.00 | MNDOC 2024 Performance Report search text for 2022 jail data |
| Current roster scope | 7 visible result pages | Itasca sheriff inmate search, inspected June 18, 2026 |
Itasca County Inmate Population Trends
The available trend data is narrow, so the best use is to keep each figure in its own lane. A 2022 ADP of 209.11 is an average daily population from the MNDOC performance table. The 2025 DOC inspection capacities are facility limits from a later jail inspection. The 2026 roster observation is only a live web-roster signal, not a population study. Cass County's official jail page reports a contract for 40 beds at Itasca County, which may affect the daily population makeup and can help explain why local counts do not always reflect only Itasca County arrests.
| Year | ADP / Capacity Figure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Prior 98-bed capacity noted in DOC sunset material | Historical context only; not the current operating figure. |
| 2022 | 209.11 ADP | MNDOC 2024 Performance Report search text for county jail per diem data. |
| 2025 | 194 designed / 179 approved / 170 operational | Minnesota DOC Itasca County Jail inspection search text. |
| 2026 | 7 roster pages visible | Sheriff roster inspection on June 18, 2026; not a verified head count. |
Itasca County Jail Capacity and Overcrowding
The 2022 ADP figure is higher than the later 2025 operational capacity figure. That does not prove a current overcrowding condition by itself, because the figures come from different years and may reflect contracted beds, accounting methods, or population swings. It does show why Itasca County inmate population records should be read with their source and year attached. The county roster shows who is listed now. The DOC inspection report describes capacity and licensing. Performance reports describe averages and costs.
The 2025 inspection search text also reports an April 16, 2025 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act audit with no JJDPA violations. It says the Itasca County Jail has no juvenile hold authority and does not hold or process juveniles in the secure perimeter. The same inspection item required a corrective action about prescription medication accounting, with a response due June 1, 2025. That is the most specific recent official jail-conditions item found in the research.
Laws Governing Itasca County Jail Records
Minnesota law shapes both public access and jail operations. The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act starts from the rule that government data are public unless a law classifies the data otherwise. Minn. Stat. 13.82 covers law-enforcement data, including arrest data and booking photographs. Minn. Stat. 641.05 requires each sheriff to keep a permanent record of people committed to the jail.
Key Statutes:
Minn. Stat. 13.03 says government data are public unless federal law, state law, or temporary classification makes them nonpublic.
Minn. Stat. 13.82 governs arrest, law-enforcement, and booking-photo data, with limits for active investigations.
Minn. Stat. 241.021 gives Minnesota DOC inspection and correctional-facility rule authority.
Minn. R. 2911 sets standards for local adult detention facilities such as Itasca County Jail.
Search the Itasca County Inmate Population
The Itasca County sheriff roster is the first lookup tool for current county-jail custody. The public roster has a type-to-search box, name cards, mugshot images, a View Charges link, VINELink notification links, and pagination. The visible public page did not show advanced first-name, date-range, booking-number, or facility filters. If a person was just booked, if the name is misspelled, or if the person has already moved to state prison, the roster may not answer the search by itself.
- Open the Itasca County Inmate Search.
- Use the type-to-search box with the last name or a distinctive spelling.
- Check pagination if the filter does not narrow the result enough.
- Open View Charges when it appears for a roster card.
- Use Notify Me of Status Change to register through VINELink.
- If no record appears, call the jail, contact Records Division, file a GovQA data request, or search MNDOC for sentenced custody.
The sheriff roster screenshot shows the simple search layout used for current Itasca County jail records.
The screenshot matches the research finding that the web roster is public and name-filter based, while VINELink handles status notifications.
Itasca County Roster Search Fields
The current Itasca County inmate population lookup is less complex than many vendor portals. It is built around a single visible filter and page-by-page results. That makes it quick when the name is known, but it also means users should not expect a date-of-birth search, a booking-date range, or a separate booking-number field unless the public roster changes.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type to Search | Text filter | Unspecified | Filters visible roster names; start with last name or distinctive spelling. |
| Pagination | Page links | No | Page controls 1 through 7 were visible during inspection. |
| View Charges | Link per inmate | No | Opens the profile or charge view for that roster entry. |
| Notify Me of Status Change | VINELink link | No | Routes to custody notification rather than a county search field. |
Past Itasca County Inmate Records
The Itasca sheriff roster should be treated as a current-custody list, not a complete archive of released inmates. The research did not locate a published release-retention window, historical booking search, or official annual booking archive. If the person is no longer listed, the next local path is the sheriff Data Request link, which redirects to Itasca County's GovQA portal. The county Sheriff's Office directory lists Records Division as the best phone fallback for booking-record questions during business hours.
Filed criminal cases are separate. Once charges reach court, search Minnesota Court Records Online and choose Itasca criminal, traffic, or petty case records. County instructions say to use 31 at the beginning of Itasca case numbers when searching by case number. For a sentenced person transferred into prison custody, use the MNDOC locator instead of the sheriff roster.
What an Itasca County Inmate Record Shows
Public roster entries showed a limited set of fields. The visible cards included names in last-name-first format, booking or mugshot images, View Charges links, and VINELink notification links. A sample profile URL included a profile ID and image. The text fetch did not confirm date of birth, booking time, housing unit, bond amount, court date, or arresting agency. Those details should be verified on the live profile, through the jail, or in MCRO once a court case exists.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Roster list names in LAST, FIRST format. |
| Mugshot / image | Roster cards and the sample profile displayed booking images. |
| Profile URL / ID | Sample URLs use an inmate-search ID path such as /inmateSearch/56072276. |
| Charges | List entries include View Charges, but exact charge fields were not text-confirmed. |
| VINELink notification | Each inspected entry linked to Notify Me of Status Change. |
| Roster presence | A listing means the person appeared in the public sheriff roster at inspection time. |
Itasca County Jail vs State Prison
Many searches fail because the wrong system is used. The Itasca County Jail roster covers local custody at the county jail. The Minnesota Department of Corrections locator covers adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who remain under DOC jurisdiction, including people in prison and people released but still under supervision. No adult state prison is physically located in Itasca County, but Itasca defendants sentenced to prison can move into MNDOC custody elsewhere in Minnesota.
| County Jail | State Prison / DOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Who Is Held | Pretrial detainees, sentenced local inmates, Huber inmates, and some contracted county inmates. | Adults committed to Minnesota DOC after sentencing or under DOC supervision. |
| Run By | Itasca County Sheriff's Office. | Minnesota Department of Corrections. |
| Where to Look | Itasca sheriff inmate roster. | MNDOC public locator. |
| Timing | May show soon after booking, but no refresh rate was published. | Newly sentenced people may take several business days to display. |
State and Federal Inmate Search
The Minnesota Department of Corrections provides the statewide path for sentenced prison custody and DOC supervision. Its locator can search by name or MNDOC Offender ID, and sample details include demographic information, current offense information, court-file links, BCA links, and central records contact information. The MNDOC adult facilities list confirms adult prisons are elsewhere in Minnesota, not in Itasca County.
Federal and immigration custody are separate. The BOP locator is for sentenced federal prisoners. ICE ODLS is for people in current ICE custody and some recent CBP custody records. No BOP prison, ICE detention facility, or U.S. Marshals detention center was confirmed in Itasca County. Federal systems also do not publish booking photos in the same way a county jail roster may.
Itasca County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map resolves one detention facility page for this county. The county also has a MNDOC Field Services office in Grand Rapids, but that is a supervision office, not a prison or jail. The sheriff's office and jail share the official public address listed by county and sheriff sources.
- Itasca County Jail - local adult jail for pretrial detainees, sentenced local inmates, Huber/work-release-eligible inmates, and contracted county inmates when accepted.
Itasca County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Itasca County inmate population?
MNDOC's 2024 Performance Report search text listed Itasca County's 2022 jail average daily population as 209.11. The 2025 DOC inspection search text listed the jail's operational capacity as 170. A current roster count should be checked on the sheriff roster because daily custody changes.
How do I search the Itasca County inmate population?
Use the sheriff's public inmate search for current county jail custody. Search by typing a name into the roster filter, use pagination if needed, and open View Charges or VINELink links when available.
Can I look up a released inmate?
The public roster did not publish a released-inmate archive or retention window. Use the sheriff Data Request link to GovQA or contact Records Division for booking data not visible online.
Where are sentenced prison inmates listed?
Sentenced prison inmates are searched through the Minnesota DOC locator, not the Itasca County jail roster. MNDOC says new prison commitments may take several business days to appear.
Are mugshots part of Itasca County inmate records?
Current roster entries displayed booking images during research. Minnesota law treats booking photographs as public data unless a law-enforcement agency temporarily withholds access because release would harm an active investigation.