Northwest Regional Corrections Center Inmate Lookup

Northwest Regional Corrections Center Overview

Northwest Regional Corrections Center, often shortened to NWRCC, is operated by Tri-County Community Corrections at 816 Marin Avenue, Suite 110, in Crookston, Minnesota. It is the adult regional jail for Norman, Polk, and Red Lake County local charges, and it also receives people held under State of Minnesota contract custody, warrants or holds from other jurisdictions, and immigration holds listed as ICE or INS on the roster. For Polk County readers, this is the primary facility to check first when a recent arrest, warrant pickup, probation matter, or sentenced jail term appears connected to Crookston, East Grand Forks, Fosston, Fertile, or other local communities.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections licenses NWRCC as a Class III jail facility. The jail uses a direct-supervision model and is licensed for up to 200 inmates. Housing is organized into three 60-bed living units named Alpha, Beta, and Delta/Omega, plus Sigma for special management. Those unit names can matter when relatives are trying to understand why a visit is delayed, why tablet access changed, or why a person is subject to additional movement limits. The facility publishes operational pages through Tri-County Community Corrections, and the jail roster is the key public custody list for adult inmates held there.

The Tri-County Community Corrections overview of NWRCC presents the facility as the regional adult jail for this part of Minnesota.

The overview is useful for confirming the facility name, operator, and regional role before moving into roster, visitation, or money-deposit steps.

Northwest Regional Corrections Center Capacity and Population

NWRCC is licensed for up to 200 inmates. A review of the local inmate roster PDF on June 18, 2026 showed 92 rows, meaning the public list that morning was well below licensed capacity. That number is a roster snapshot, not a guaranteed live population count. Releases, court transports, new bookings, contract holds, medical transports, and classification moves can change the count after the PDF is posted. Use it as a morning reference point, then verify urgent custody questions with the jail or the responsible court.

Capacity does not mean every bed is interchangeable. Direct-supervision units, special management, medical needs, separation orders, no-contact rules, and classification decisions can affect where a person is housed and whether a specific service is available on a given day.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Northwest Regional Corrections Center

The public lookup for this adult facility is the NWRCC Local Inmate Roster PDF. It is free, but it is not an interactive database. The facility page says the roster is normally updated Monday through Friday in the morning. On June 18, 2026, the PDF included a photo column, incarceration date, date of birth, and controlling charge for each listed person. Because it is a posted document rather than a live search tool, the roster can lag behind intake, release, bond, transport, or court-order changes.

1. Open the NWRCC Local Inmate Roster PDF from the Tri-County Community Corrections roster page.
2. Scan or use the browser's find function for the person's last name, then compare first name and date of birth.
3. Confirm that the person is shown as held at Northwest Regional Corrections Center, not in a state prison, federal facility, or another county jail.
4. Review the incarceration date and controlling charge, then verify any bond, release, warrant, or court-date question with the responsible agency.

The Tri-County roster page is the public page that points readers to the current local inmate roster PDF.

The roster format explains why a reader may need fallback systems when a name is missing or when a listed charge does not answer the full court-record question.

Northwest Regional Corrections Center Address and Contact

Routine public questions should be directed to the facility line or the staff member responsible for the topic. NWRCC lists Jail Administrator Joey Pederson at 218-470-8166, Assistant Jail Administrator Lt. Phil Schroeder at 218-470-8106, the 24-hour Sergeant's Office at 218-470-8149 or 218-470-8150, and Program Coordinator LaRayne Arvidson at 218-470-8153. For time-sensitive custody status, do not rely only on a saved roster PDF. Call the facility and be ready to provide the person's full legal name and date of birth.

Visiting Someone at Northwest Regional Corrections Center

NWRCC uses Securus video visitation. On-site video visits are available on weekdays during posted blocks, while remote visits are available seven days per week during the longer daily window. Visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours ahead, and visitors are subject to facility approval. A visitor should expect to provide a photo and government ID, follow visitor limits, and pass checks for warrants or no-contact restrictions. Free on-site visits are available, but the facility does not conduct on-site visits on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays. Remote visits are subject to Securus rates and can be interrupted by jail lockdowns or operational needs.

The NWRCC video visitation page explains the Securus process, the schedule blocks, and the facility approval requirement.

Because visits depend on scheduling, approval, and jail status, check the visitation page and the facility before traveling to Crookston for an on-site appointment.

Mail, Phone, Property, and Money at Northwest Regional Corrections Center

Money for a person at NWRCC may be deposited through the lobby kiosk, by mailed money order, or online through Inmate Canteen. Property drop-off is limited to approved items Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays. Special items need approval from the on-duty sergeant. The facility warns that contraband is referred for prosecution, so do not bring medication, electronics, tobacco, weapons, documents, or personal property unless the jail has specifically authorized the item and the delivery method.

Phone service, e-messaging, and tablets are handled through Securus, with customer service at 800-844-6591. NWRCC does not pass non-emergency staff messages to inmates. Tablet activity and electronic messages are monitored, recorded, and stored, which means visitors should treat written and video communications as jail communications rather than private conversations. Attorneys and other protected communications should use the channels approved for that relationship.

The NWRCC money and property page lists deposit and property rules for people held at the Crookston facility.

Those rules are especially important for family members because an unauthorized property drop can be refused or treated as a contraband issue.

The NWRCC calls and tablets page describes the Securus communication system used for phone, messaging, and tablet services.

The communication page supports the same caution: jail electronic communications are managed through a vendor and are not a substitute for verified legal or records channels.

Booking and Intake at Northwest Regional Corrections Center

People arrive at NWRCC from local law enforcement, court commitments, warrants, probation actions, contract custody, and outside holds. Intake generally creates the custody record that later appears on the roster, but the timing is not instant. A person may be going through medical screening, classification, photographs, fingerprints, property intake, or court-related processing before the public PDF reflects the new status. The controlling charge shown on the roster is a useful pointer, but it is not the full court file. Court records, bond decisions, case numbers, no-contact orders, and hearing dates must be checked through the court or the agency responsible for the hold.

When the roster lists an ICE or INS hold, the jail roster only confirms that the hold appears in the local custody entry. It does not replace ICE's detainee locator, immigration court information, or a request to the federal agency. Similarly, a warrant or hold from another jurisdiction may require contacting that issuing county, court, or agency before release eligibility is clear.

Programs, Rules, and Safety Reporting at Northwest Regional Corrections Center

NWRCC provides an inmate handbook during admission. The facility also identifies program staff, including the Program Coordinator, for questions about programs and inmate services. The jail's posted information emphasizes direct supervision, structured housing, controlled visits, and monitored communications. Readers should expect facility rules to govern clothing, schedules, movement, tablet access, commissary, and property, even when a vendor page appears to allow an action online.

The facility states a zero-tolerance approach under the Prison Rape Elimination Act. Joey Pederson is identified as the PREA manager, and Andrew Larson is identified as the PREA Coordinator. Reports can be made through the Jail Administrator, the Executive Director, outside law enforcement, or victim advocacy groups. For any immediate safety concern, use the facility contact numbers or emergency channels rather than waiting for a web page update.