This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, pull official records, change court records, or remove mugshots. Use the official Polk County, court, state, or federal contact that controls the record you need.
Where to Check in Polk County
For adult custody questions, start with the regional corrections facility serving Polk County. For law enforcement reports, use the Polk County Sheriff's Office records process. Juvenile custody information is restricted under Minnesota law, including Minn. Stat. 260B.171, so a public juvenile roster should not be expected.
Northwest Regional Corrections Center
Tri-County Community Corrections
816 Marin Avenue, Suite 110
Crookston, MN 56716
Main phone: 218-470-8100
24/7 Sergeant Office: 218-470-8149 or 218-470-8150
Red River Valley Juvenile Center
600 Bruce Street
Crookston, MN 56716
Secure detention: 218-470-8327
Non-secure residential: 218-470-8323
Polk County Sheriff's Office
600 Bruce Street
Crookston, MN 56716
Mailing address: P.O. Box 416, Crookston, MN 56716
Main phone: 218-281-0431
Fax: 218-281-0401
Records hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sheriff James Tadman
Chief Deputy Mike Norland
The Sheriff's Office records function maintains initial, investigative, criminal, civil process, crime and arrest records, accident reports, and citations. Copies of accident reports, arrest records, and incident records handled by the Sheriff's Office may be released when allowed by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act and other data privacy laws. A specific fee or processing time was not located.
- For someone held in adult local custody, use jail inmate records and contact Northwest Regional Corrections Center if the roster does not answer the question.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and remember that availability depends on the originating office and Minnesota data rules.
- For filed criminal cases after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Minnesota Court Records Online, or Polk County District Court for certified copies.
- For a specific facility, use the Northwest Regional Corrections Center and Red River Valley Juvenile Center pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Minnesota DOC locator rather than a Polk County jail roster.
- For federal prison, immigration, or marshal custody, use the BOP inmate locator, ICE ODLS after transfer, or USMS FOIA as the situation requires.