Itasca County Jail Roster Overview
The official Itasca County inmate search is hosted by the Itasca County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Joe Dasovich, at sheriff.itascacountymn.gov/inmateSearch. It lists current roster entries with a type-to-search box, inmate-name cards, image thumbnails, View Charges links, Notify Me of Status Change links, and pagination. During research, the public page showed multiple result pages and did not require a login. It did not publish a refresh rate, a release-retention window, or an advanced search menu.
That limited public design is useful, but it has boundaries. The roster is for county jail custody at the Itasca County Jail, not for adults already committed to a Minnesota prison, sentenced federal prisoners, or immigration detainees. When a person does not appear, the next step depends on the likely custody type. Use the jail phone or Records Division for local custody and booking data, MCRO for filed Itasca County court cases, MNDOC for sentenced prison custody, BOP for sentenced federal custody, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
Use the Itasca County Inmate Roster
Begin with a name. The public roster did not show booking-number, date-of-birth, booking-date, or facility filters in the research capture. A partial name can work if the spelling is distinctive, but common names should be checked against all visible roster pages. Roster cards may have a View Charges link and a separate VINELink link for status notifications.
- Open the Itasca County Inmate Search.
- Type the last name, first name, or distinctive spelling in the Type to Search box.
- Review the filtered cards and use pagination if the name is not on the first page.
- Open View Charges when available and compare the name carefully.
- Use Notify Me of Status Change to reach VINELink for custody-status alerts.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail at 218-327-3477 or contact Records Division at 218-327-7472 during business hours.
The official Itasca County roster page screenshot shows the roster cards, images, charge links, VINELink links, and simple search filter used for public inmate records.
The same structure explains why a phone or records request may be needed when a user expects booking dates, bond fields, or older released-inmate records.
Itasca County Roster Search Fields
The roster has a lean search interface. It is best read as a current-name filter with profile links, not as a full booking-record database. The table below follows the fields and controls documented in the research capture.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type to Search | Text filter | Unspecified | Filters roster cards by typed text; no separate first-name or last-name fields were visible. |
| Pagination | Page links | No | Pages 1 through 7 were visible during inspection. |
| View Charges | Link/button per inmate | No | Opens the inmate detail/profile path for that roster entry. |
| Notify Me of Status Change | VINELink link | No | Routes to VINELink for custody notifications. |
Itasca County VINELink and App Access
Itasca County inmate records also connect to two access channels outside the basic web roster. The roster cards link to VINELink through the Notify Me of Status Change button, which is used for custody-status notification rather than charge research. VINELink can be useful after the person is found on the roster because it can send status updates when the notification record supports registration. It should not be treated as a warrant search, a bond-payment site, or a full booking archive.
The sheriff's office also promotes the Itasca County Sheriff MN mobile app. The county's app share page, Apple App Store listing, and Google Play listing identify OCV as the app provider and describe public-safety information and interactive features. The research found that county quick links promote app access for the jail roster, while the web roster was also live at the sheriff inmate-search URL. Use the app as an additional local channel when the web page is hard to use on a phone or when the county adds app-specific notices.
The official Itasca County Sheriff app share page screenshot shows the county's mobile-app download path for roster and public-safety access.
The app is not for emergencies. The App Store description and sheriff materials direct users to call 911 for emergencies.
Itasca County Inmate Profile Fields
Itasca County inmate records visible in the public capture were narrower than many users expect. The roster list showed the name, image, View Charges, and VINELink status-notification link. The sample profile confirmed a profile URL structure and displayed an inmate image. Exact bond, housing, DOB, arresting agency, and court-date fields were not confirmed in text, so those facts should be checked through the live page, jail staff, Records Division, or MCRO.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Roster list shows names in LAST, FIRST format. |
| Mugshot / image | Roster list and sample profile displayed inmate images. |
| Profile URL / ID | Sample profile path used an inmate-search ID such as 56072276. |
| Charges | List entries include View Charges; exact rendered charge fields require live checking. |
| VINELink notification | Each inspected entry had a status-change notification link. |
| Hidden or not confirmed | DOB, booking time, bond, housing unit, and arresting agency were not visible in the text capture. |
Find Itasca County, State, and Federal Inmates
The roster is the local jail channel. The MNDOC public locator is the prison and DOC supervision channel. The BOP locator is the sentenced federal-prison channel. The ICE Online Detainee Locator is the immigration-custody channel. VINELink does not replace these searches; it provides custody-status notifications for linked records.
| Custody | Where to Look | Itasca County Use |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or local sentence | Itasca County sheriff roster | Current jail custody and roster cards. |
| Sentenced Minnesota prison | Minnesota DOC locator | People committed to DOC after sentencing or still on DOC supervision. |
| Sentenced federal prisoner | BOP inmate locator | Federal custody, not county jail custody. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Current ICE custody or some recent CBP custody records. |
The MNDOC locator page screenshot shows name and MNDOC Offender ID search paths used after a person moves beyond local jail custody.
MNDOC also warns that newly sentenced people may take several business days to appear, so a missing prison record does not always mean the person was not sentenced.
Itasca County Jail Facility
The Itasca County Jail is the county's resolved detention facility for this site. It is operated by the Itasca County Sheriff's Office and holds adult pretrial detainees, sentenced local inmates, Huber/work-release-eligible inmates, and contracted county inmates when accepted. The county directory lists the jail phone at 218-327-3477 and an annex phone at 218-327-0697. The Records Division phone is 218-327-7472, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Itasca County Jail
108 NE 5th Street
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-327-3477
Local adult jail and custody information line
Booking Process in Itasca County
Itasca-specific booking details are limited on public pages, so Minnesota jail standards and local roster behavior fill the gap. After arrest, the person is transported to Itasca County Jail. Intake includes identity checks, search, property inventory, booking-record creation, photo, fingerprints as required, emergency medical questions, and classification. Minnesota rules require written policies for new-inmate processing and emergency medical information within two hours of admission.
The roster may show the person after jail staff create the record, but the sheriff site did not publish an exact timing rule. Court charges are a separate path. Booking charges can differ from charges later filed by the Itasca County Attorney or another prosecutor. For filed charges after an arrest, use Itasca County court records after jail arrest through MCRO and the district court.
Itasca County Jail Visitation Rules
Itasca County uses non-contact video visitation through TurnKey Corrections and Inmate Canteen. On-site visits use public kiosks in the jail lobby and are first come, first served. Off-site visits run through the Inmate Canteen account system and are fee-based. The official visitation page says visits are not permitted if the inmate has not moved into a housing unit or is on discipline for rule violations.
| Visit Type | Schedule / Rule | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| On-site video | Tuesday 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Jail lobby kiosk / TurnKey |
| On-site video | Thursday 1 p.m.-4 p.m. | Jail lobby kiosk / TurnKey |
| On-site video | Sunday 1 p.m.-4 p.m. | Jail lobby kiosk / TurnKey |
| Off-site video | 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily | Inmate Canteen |
Visitors must be 18 or older, must not share accounts, and may have one adult and two children present at one time. The jail can deny or end visits for behavior, noise, attire, intoxication, or safety concerns. Food, beverages, electronic devices, and personal items are not allowed in the on-site visiting area.
Contact an Itasca County Inmate
Phone and texting service is through Reliance Phone Company. Calls out of the jail are prepaid or collect. Inmate voicemail is listed at 218-212-3210, and Reliance account setup is listed at 800-896-3201. Video visitation and commissary deposits use TurnKey Corrections and Inmate Canteen. Mail rules were not located in the official pages inspected, so do not assume a special mail format beyond using the facility address and inmate name until jail staff confirm current rules.
| Service | Official Detail |
|---|---|
| Phone/text vendor | Reliance Phone Company |
| Call type | Prepaid or collect calls out of jail |
| Voicemail | 218-212-3210 |
| Account setup | 800-896-3201 |
| Video visitation | TurnKey Corrections / Inmate Canteen |
Commissary and Inmate Funds
Inmate Canteen handles commissary and online deposits. The sheriff page says inmates may buy postage-paid envelopes, snacks, soft drinks, and other necessities using account funds. People without internet access can use credit card or cash deposit options at the sheriff's office kiosk. The sheriff page did not publish a fee schedule, so the current fee screen should be checked before a transaction is completed.
The Itasca County Inmate Canteen page screenshot shows the official deposit and commissary channel promoted by the sheriff's office.
Confirm custody before sending funds, because released inmates and transferred prisoners may not be reachable through the county jail commissary account.