Le Sueur County Inmate Population Overview
The Le Sueur County inmate population is reported through a mix of county and state sources. Current local custody appears on the FirstCloudIT custody roster, which is linked from the county's official Jail Roster page. The roster is a timestamped list of people in the Le Sueur County Jail. It covers adult pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, people with bond or bail set, and holds for another agency when the jail lists that status.
The physical detention map is narrow. Official sources located one local detention facility in Le Sueur County: the Le Sueur County Jail at the Justice Center in Le Center. Sentenced felony prisoners do not stay in the county jail as state prisoners. Once committed to the Commissioner of Corrections, they move into the Minnesota Department of Corrections system and are searched through the MNDOC public locator. Federal prisoners and immigration detainees use separate BOP and ICE tools, so one roster cannot answer every inmate lookup.
Le Sueur County Inmate Population Statistics
Recent official population figures show a small jail population compared with the current approved bed count. The Minnesota DOC amended inspection report, amended May 13, 2025, lists the jail as an approved secure coed facility with 80 beds and an operational capacity of 72. The MNDOC FY25 Performance Report gives Le Sueur County an average daily population of 19.25 and reports total jail expenditures of $1,927,008.07 for that fiscal year. The live county roster snapshot reviewed June 18, 2026 showed 15 people in custody.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Approved capacity | 80 secure coed beds | Minnesota DOC amended inspection report, 2025 |
| Operational capacity | 72 | Minnesota DOC amended inspection report, 2025 |
| Average daily population | 19.25 | MNDOC FY25 Performance Report |
| Live roster count | 15 in custody | FirstCloudIT snapshot, June 18, 2026 at 9:03 a.m. |
| Operational capacity percent | 90% | MNDOC FY25 Performance Report |
Le Sueur County Inmate Population Trends
Historic Vera Institute data shows that the Le Sueur County jail count has usually been small in the available recent series. From 2013 through 2021, the total jail population ranged from 13 to 23 in the listed years. That trend should be read with care because Vera's older rated-capacity field differs from the current DOC inspection capacity. The current jail capacity comes from the newer DOC inspection and FY25 state report, while the Vera data is best used to describe historic population size and custody mix.
| Year | Total Jail Population | Jail Population Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | 71.56 | Vera county trend data |
| 2020 | 14.7425 | 81.77 | Vera county trend data |
| 2019 | 15 | 82.54 | 13 pretrial and 2 sentenced in Vera fields |
| 2018 | 23 | 127.86 | Highest listed count in the 2013-2021 table |
| 2017 | 18 | 101.1 | Vera county trend data |
| 2013 | 15 | 84.61 | Also matches the BJS census entry cited by Prison Policy Initiative |
The FY25 average daily population of 19.25 is close to the historic range, while the June 18, 2026 roster count of 15 was lower than the FY25 average. Those are snapshots from different sources. A daily roster count can change after arrests, releases, court appearances, transfers, and holds from other agencies.
Le Sueur County Inmate Population Makeup
The county roster does not publish race, ethnicity, home address, height, weight, hair color, eye color, housing unit, or court date. It does show sex, age, charge level, custody status, booking number, intake date, and bail or bond text. In the June 18, 2026 custody snapshot, the research file aggregated 12 male and 3 female inmates. The listed age range was 21 to 70, with an average age of 36.3. The first visible charge or status line showed 11 felony entries, 3 gross misdemeanor entries, and 1 misdemeanor entry.
- Custody stage: rows can show court/pending, sentenced, bond/bail set, or hold for another agency.
- Sex and age: the roster shows M or F and a current age, but not date of birth.
- Charge level: felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, probation violation, contempt, and hold entries were documented in the research.
- Race and ethnicity: current roster data does not publish those fields.
Le Sueur County Jail Capacity
The current Le Sueur County Jail capacity record comes from state inspection and reporting, not from a local marketing page alone. The county jail page describes the jail as an 80-bed facility operating under Minnesota Department of Corrections licensing guidelines. The 2025 DOC amended inspection report confirms 80 approved secure coed beds and calculates operational capacity at 72. The June 18, 2026 roster count equaled 18.75 percent of approved beds and 20.83 percent of operational capacity. The FY25 ADP equaled 24.06 percent of approved beds and 26.74 percent of operational capacity.
The 2025 amended DOC inspection found substantial compliance overall and placed the facility on authority to operate from May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2027. The report noted four mandatory-rule documentation or screening items tied to orientation, emergency procedure reviews, lock and key testing, and tuberculosis screening. Corrective actions were described. No official consent decree, DOJ investigation, jail closure, or major jail litigation was located in the research file.
Le Sueur County Inmate Record Laws
Minnesota law is a major reason the Le Sueur County inmate population can be searched at all. The public roster is not a full jail file, and it is not the same as court case records, but state law makes core arrest, booking, and custody data public unless another law restricts it. Public access can still narrow when data is part of an active investigation, juvenile matter, sealed case, private medical record, or nonpublic corrections file.
Key Statutes:
Minn. Stat. 13.03 treats government data as public unless a statute, federal law, or temporary classification makes it nonpublic.
Minn. Stat. 13.82 covers law-enforcement data, including public arrest data and public booking photographs unless an active investigation would be harmed.
Minn. Stat. 13.85 covers corrections and detention data created because a person is confined in a jail or other detention facility.
Minn. Stat. 241.021 gives MNDOC inspection and licensing authority over correctional facilities and related reporting.
Minn. Stat. 641.05 requires sheriffs to keep a permanent record of people committed to the jail under the sheriff's charge.
Le Sueur County State Prison Search
No Minnesota DOC adult state prison was found in Le Sueur County. That does not mean every Le Sueur County defendant remains on the county jail roster. After a felony sentence to prison, custody shifts to MNDOC, and the person should be searched through its public locator. The DOC locator covers adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who are still under DOC jurisdiction, including people in prison and those on supervised release.
The DOC locator differs from the county roster. It searches by name or a six-digit MNDOC offender ID and warns that newly sentenced people may take several business days to display. Family members should expect state prison visitation, mail, phone, and money rules to differ from the Le Sueur County Jail rules.
Search Le Sueur County Inmates
The county's current inmate lookup is a static public roster rather than a form search. It has no visible text boxes, dropdowns, date filters, submit button, login, export control, or advanced search screen. The practical method is to open the roster, check the timestamp, and use browser find for a last name, first name, MNI, booking number, or charge term. The roster can be reached through the county jail roster landing page or directly at the FirstCloudIT custody page.
- Open the official jail roster landing page or the live FirstCloudIT custody roster.
- Read the roster timestamp first because the list is a custody snapshot.
- Use browser find to search the page text for the person's last name, first name, MNI, booking number, or charge term.
- Read the whole row before drawing conclusions. Charge, status, and bail text can be packed into one entry.
- If the person is missing, check the custody stage through the jail, sheriff records process, MNDOC, BOP, ICE, or court records.
Le Sueur County Roster Fields
The roster field set is useful but limited. It shows a public booking-photo column, MNI, name, sex, age, booking number, intake date, charges, and bail/bond fields. It does not publish housing unit, arresting agency, full court case number, date of birth, full address, or physical description. The local roster therefore works best as a custody and booking snapshot, not as a full court or criminal-history file.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search field | None visible | Not applicable | The roster is a static public list. |
| Browser find | Browser function | Optional | Search by name, MNI, booking number, charge, or statute. |
| Roster timestamp | Page text | Not applicable | Example observed: In Custody 06-18-2026 09:03. |
| Photo | Roster column | Not applicable | Image links or placeholders appear in the public roster. |
| Bail/Bond | Roster field | Not applicable | May show amount, with-conditions amount, received fields, and free-text notes. |
The FirstCloudIT roster screenshot below shows why browser find is the main search tool: the record data is displayed in a table instead of a conventional search form.
The visible roster columns match the research inventory and help separate current custody facts from later court records.
Past Le Sueur County Inmate Records
Released people may drop from the live custody roster, and the county did not publish a separate historic booking archive in the research. For an older booking record, incident report, or booking photo not visible on the roster, the fallback is the Sheriff's Office records process. The Sheriff's Office Records page says records staff handles Sheriff's Office incident and accident reports, while access depends on the status of the incident and the requester's involvement.
A public data request can be sent by email to Records@lesueurcounty.gov, faxed to 507-357-8611, mailed, or dropped off at the Sheriff's Office. The official form asks for case number if known, incident date, requested data, and optional contact information. The form says the Sheriff's Office reserves up to 10 days to respond, while the county Data Practices Policy generally describes a 10-business-day response target with longer fulfillment possible for larger or more complex requests.
Le Sueur County Inmate Record Contents
A roster row should be read as a compressed booking summary. The charge line can include offense level, custody status, statute number, and a short offense description. Bail and bond data may show separate with-conditions and without-conditions amounts, or may state that the person is held without bail. A hold for another agency matters because release from the Le Sueur County case may not end custody if another jurisdiction still has a detainer or warrant.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Photo | Booking-photo column tied to the current custody list. |
| MNI | Master Name Index number in the local system. |
| Booking # | Numeric identifier for the specific jail stay. |
| Intake Date | Date and time the jail accepted the person. |
| Charges | Offense level, status, statute number, and charge text. |
| Bail/Bond | Amounts, conditions, received fields, and hold notes. |
Le Sueur County Jail vs Prison
Most inmate-search mistakes come from using the wrong custody system. The county roster covers people currently held at the Le Sueur County Jail. MNDOC covers sentenced state prisoners and supervised-release cases. BOP covers federal prisoners from 1982 to present, while ICE ODLS covers many people currently in immigration detention. VINELink is available statewide in Minnesota for custody notification style searches, but the research did not locate a county page confirming specific Le Sueur integration.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Le Sueur County custody roster | Current local jail custody, short sentences, holds, and bond status. |
| State prison | MNDOC public locator | Adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections. |
| Federal prison | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | ICE detainees searchable by A-number or biographical data. |
Le Sueur County Detention Facilities
The facility map has one local detention facility. The Le Sueur County Jail is operated by the Sheriff's Office and is licensed as a local adult detention facility under Minnesota Rule Chapter 2911. No separate city jail, county annex, regional jail, Minnesota DOC prison, BOP institution, ICE detention center, or U.S. Marshals-only facility was located in Le Sueur County from official sources.
- Le Sueur County Jail holds adult pretrial detainees, locally sentenced inmates, people serving local jail time, and holds for other agencies when the roster lists them.
Le Sueur County Jail Contacts
The jail phone is 507-419-0321. The Sheriff's Office main number is 507-357-4440. Records staff can be reached at 507-357-8226 for report and data request questions. Day visitation is published for Monday evening, Thursday afternoon, and Saturday afternoon, with photo ID required. The county links video visitation and deposits to Inmate Canteen, and it links phone services to Reliance Telephone. Jail staff do not take personal messages for inmates, so the county publishes a separate inmate message system at 507-216-4906.
| Service | Official Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Le Sueur County Jail, inmate's name, 435 E Derrynane Street, STE 1100, Le Center, MN 56057 |
| Day visitation | Monday 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Thursday 1:00-4:00 p.m.; Saturday 1:00-4:00 p.m. |
| Phone cards | $10.69 including tax through canteen, with family phone-card options through Reliance. |
| Deposits | Inmate Canteen or cash/money order by mail under county mail rules. |
Le Sueur County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Le Sueur County inmate population? The MNDOC FY25 Performance Report lists a 19.25 average daily population. The live roster snapshot reviewed June 18, 2026 listed 15 people in custody. Those figures describe different time frames, so the roster should be checked for current custody.
Does Le Sueur County have more than one jail? Official sources located one local detention facility: the Le Sueur County Jail. No separate county annex, work-release building, city jail, state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center was found in the county.
Can released inmates be searched on the roster? The public roster is a current custody list. For older booking records, use the Sheriff's Office data request process or court records if charges were filed.
Does the roster show mugshots? The roster includes a Photo column. Minnesota law generally treats booking photographs as public data unless temporary withholding is allowed because release would harm an active investigation.
Where are court charges found after booking? Court records after arrest are handled through Le Sueur County District Court and Minnesota Court Records Online. MCRO has remote-access limits, and pending criminal cases may not show by defendant-name search before conviction.
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