Todd County Inmate Population Overview
The Todd County inmate population is centered on one local detention facility, the Todd County Jail in Long Prairie. Official county and Minnesota Department of Corrections sources did not identify a state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility inside Todd County. That means the local population count is mainly a county jail count, not a statewide prison count. The jail holds people arrested in Todd County before court, people serving short local sentences, people held on warrants or probation issues, and limited juvenile holds under the rural exception noted in the 2025 DOC inspection report.
The best annual population source is the Minnesota DOC FY25 Performance Report, while the best current-custody source is the official Todd County daily inmate roster PDF. These two numbers answer different questions. Average daily population shows how full the jail was across a fiscal year. The daily roster is a point-in-time list and can be much lower or higher on a given day. Arrest rates, bond decisions, court calendars, probation holds, and transfers to state prison all change the count.
The Todd County Sheriff's Office page identifies Sheriff Michael Allen and the sheriff's office as the local jail operator. The county jail page separately gives jail rules, visitation, money, mail, and VINE notice details. Those county sources should be read with the DOC inspection and performance reports because the county page explains how families reach the jail, while the state reports explain capacity, licensing, and population figures.
Todd County Inmate Population Statistics
Several sourced figures describe the Todd County inmate population. The 2025 Minnesota DOC inspection report lists the jail as a Class III local adult detention facility with approved secure coed beds and an operating-capacity calculation. The FY25 DOC performance report lists average daily population, county jail expenditures, and per diem figures. The roster printed on June 18, 2026 gives a current list count, but it should not be used as an annual average.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average daily population | 17.65 | Minnesota DOC FY25 Performance Report |
| Approved jail capacity | 52 secure coed beds | Minnesota DOC Todd County Jail 2025 inspection |
| Operational capacity | 41.60 at 80 percent operating capacity | Minnesota DOC 2025 inspection |
| Current roster count | 8 records | Todd County daily roster printed June 18, 2026 |
| County population | 26,060 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, 2025 |
| FY25 ADP per 100,000 residents | About 67.7 | Research calculation from DOC ADP and Census population |
Todd County Jail Population Trends
The long-term trend in Todd County is easier to see through jail capacity history than through a full demographic series. The sheriff history page states that the current jail opened in 1985 with a smaller design capacity, then expanded through county and DOC actions. The 2023 and 2025 DOC inspection reports kept the approved bed count at the same level, while the FY25 performance report shows an average daily population well below approved capacity.
| Year or Date | Population or Capacity Measure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24 designed inmate capacity | Current jail opened, according to sheriff history. |
| 1996 | 34 capacity | County addition placed court and other offices on the second floor. |
| 2004 | 44 capacity | DOC allowed a capacity increase. |
| 2007 | 52 capacity | Construction project increased the jail to 52 inmates. |
| FY2025 | 17.65 ADP | Annual average from DOC performance reporting. |
| June 18, 2026 | 8 roster records | Point-in-time daily roster count. |
On an average-day basis, the FY25 count was about one-third of approved capacity. That does not mean every housing unit, classification group, or special-custody need had the same amount of space. Jail population pressure can appear in classification, medical, mental-health, and hold-status decisions even when a countywide bed count looks low.
Todd County Inmate Status Mix
The official sources reviewed did not publish a full Todd County inmate population breakdown by race, sex, charge level, pretrial status, or sentenced status. The roster gives age, address, arrest date, charge text, and a front mugshot column for each listed person. It does not label each record as pretrial, sentenced, male, female, felony, misdemeanor, or held for another agency. The 2025 DOC inspection confirms approved secure coed beds, but that is a facility category rather than a daily gender count.
Useful status details still exist. The facility map and DOC inspection describe a local jail population made up of pretrial detainees, people serving local sentences, local warrant or agency holds, and short juvenile holds under a rural exception. The 2025 JJDPA review found seven juveniles held or processed between October 1, 2024 and the March 27, 2025 inspection, with no violations found.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before the court case is finished.
- Local sentence
- A jail sentence served at the county level, not a state prison commitment.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that can affect release.
- DOC custody
- Minnesota state prison or supervision custody after commitment to the commissioner of corrections.
Todd County Jail Capacity
The 2025 DOC inspection report confirms 52 approved secure coed beds and an operational capacity of 41.60 based on the 80 percent operating-capacity calculation. It placed the jail on biennial status with authority to operate from May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2027. The compliance summary found 98.41 percent mandatory-rule compliance and 100 percent essential-rule compliance.
No official source reviewed showed a current Todd County jail overcrowding lawsuit, consent decree, DOJ investigation, or new jail construction project. The 2023 DOC inspection did note that the facility had been operating for almost 40 years and cited a National Institute of Corrections estimate that a 24-hour jail has a life expectancy of 25 to 30 years. That is a facility-planning point, not a finding that the jail was unsafe or over capacity.
The sheriff history page is the source for the jail's capacity-growth timeline. It also explains why the jail, sheriff office, courts, and county offices are closely tied in Long Prairie.
Laws for Todd County Inmate Records
Minnesota law controls what parts of the Todd County inmate population record are public and what parts are withheld. The starting point is the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, which treats government data as public unless a statute or other law classifies it differently. Law-enforcement data, booking photos, active investigative data, body-camera data, and correctional facility standards all have separate rules.
Key Minnesota laws:
Minn. Stat. 13.03 starts from the rule that government data are public unless classified otherwise.
Minn. Stat. 13.82 governs law-enforcement data, including arrest data and booking photographs.
Minn. Stat. 13.825 covers body-worn camera data, which the Todd County records page references.
Minn. Stat. 241.021 supports state inspection and licensing of correctional facilities.
Minnesota Rules Chapter 2911 sets local adult detention facility standards.
The Todd County Sheriff's Office Records page applies these state-law categories to local requests. It says records may be public, private, confidential, or protected nonpublic, and that active investigative data can be confidential or protected while active.
Todd County State Prison Search
No Minnesota DOC prison is located in Todd County according to the DOC adult facilities list. Once a Todd County defendant is sentenced to state prison and committed to the commissioner of corrections, the lookup path changes from the county roster to the Minnesota DOC public locator. That locator covers adults still under DOC jurisdiction, including people in prison and people released from prison but still on supervision.
The DOC locator is not instant for every new sentence. The research notes that newly sentenced people can take several business days to display. The DOC facilities page also shows adult custody levels across the state, from minimum to maximum, and the FY25 DOC performance report listed an adult incarcerated population of 8,286 as of July 1, 2025. Those are statewide figures, not Todd County jail counts.
Search Todd County Inmate Population Records
The official Todd County current-custody source is the daily inmate roster PDF at the county roster URL. It is not a database with a last-name form. The practical search method is to open the PDF and use the browser or PDF viewer search tool. That search can find text that appears in the file, such as a last name, first name, charge citation, city, or address text.
The roster is best for people currently held in the Todd County Jail. If a person no longer appears, do not assume the case ended. The person may have been released, transferred to Minnesota DOC custody, moved into federal custody, taken into immigration custody, or omitted because the daily roster changed.
- Open the official daily inmate roster PDF from the Todd County Sheriff's Office website.
- Use Ctrl+F or the PDF search tool to search a last name, first name, city, or charge term.
- Read the roster row for name, age, arrest date, address, and charge text.
- Call jail staff at 320-732-7743 when the roster does not answer a current-custody question.
- Use sheriff records, MCRO, MNDOC, BOP, ICE, or VINE when the person is outside the county roster.
Current Todd County Jail Lookup
The roster inspected during research was printed on June 18, 2026 and showed a front mugshot column, names, ages, arrest dates, addresses, charges, and total records. It did not show booking number, booking time, bond amount, bond type, housing unit, court date, warrant number, projected release date, arresting agency, judge, or case number. That makes the roster useful for first checks, but thin for release, court, and case-history questions.
| Roster Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Mugshot | PDF image column | n/a | The roster has a front mugshot header, but text extraction does not preserve the image. |
| Last, First Middle Name | PDF text | n/a | Names display in last-first-middle order. |
| Age | PDF text | n/a | Numeric age appears in the roster row. |
| Arrest Date | PDF text | n/a | Shown in a two-digit year format. |
| Address | PDF text | n/a | Street, city, state, and ZIP appeared in the inspected roster. |
| Charges | PDF text | n/a | Includes statute number, description, and arrest-status phrase. |
Past Todd County Inmate Records
The public Todd County roster is a current daily PDF, not an archive of past bookings. The research did not locate a release roster, booking-history search, or retention rule for how long released people stay visible. For older booking records, the fallback is the Sheriff's Office Records Unit. Requests may be made by email to Todd.records@co.todd.mn.us, fax to 320-732-3754, mail, or in person at the sheriff's office. Copies of reports cost $0.25 per page, and requesters may need identification for private data.
If the question is about charges after an arrest, the county roster is only the starting point. Minnesota Court Records Online and the Todd County District Court daily calendar can show case events after prosecution begins. The court calendar can be searched by name and is posted each business day with updates during the day. For court filings and case status, use the court record rather than trying to infer status from the jail roster alone.
Todd County Inmate Record Fields
A public Todd County jail record is a roster entry, not a complete booking file. The jail may maintain more intake data internally, including emergency medical information, property, booking number, initial classification, photo, fingerprints, and identifying marks under Minnesota jail admission standards. The public roster shows only a smaller set of fields.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Front Mugshot | Booking-image area on the PDF roster. |
| Name | Last, First Middle format. |
| Age | Age in years. |
| Arrest Date | Date of arrest in a short date format. |
| Address | Address printed below the name. |
| Charge Citation | Minnesota statute number tied to the listed charge. |
| Charge Description | Plain charge label and arrest-status phrase. |
Todd County Jail vs Prison
County jail and state prison searches often get mixed together. Todd County Jail is the local arrest and short-sentence facility. Minnesota DOC is the state prison and supervision system for people committed after sentencing. Federal and immigration custody are separate again, and neither is searched through the Todd County roster.
| System | Who It Covers | Where to Look |
|---|---|---|
| Todd County Jail | Pretrial detainees, local sentences, local holds | Daily inmate roster PDF and jail staff |
| Minnesota DOC | State prison and DOC supervision cases | MNDOC public locator |
| Federal BOP | Federal prisoners from 1982 to present | BOP inmate locator |
| ICE | People currently in immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
State Federal ICE Inmate Search
For state prisoners, search the Minnesota DOC locator by name or six-digit MNDOC offender ID. For federal prisoners, use the BOP Inmate Locator, which covers federal inmates from 1982 to present and has a name-search path with first, middle, last, race, sex, and age fields. For immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator. USAGov says ICE can be searched by A-number or by name, country of birth, and birth date.
The ICE detention facility page located for Minnesota was Sherburne County Jail Services, not Todd County. The research did not locate an official source showing a U.S. Marshals detention contract for Todd County. Use these outside systems when a person disappears from the county roster and the legal issue suggests federal or immigration custody.
The BOP name-search screen shows the federal fields used for name searches. That federal locator should not be read as a Todd County booking-photo source.
Todd County Detention Facilities
The facility map has one Todd County detention facility. The jail is operated by the Todd County Sheriff's Office and is the county source for current local custody. State DOC, BOP, and ICE systems may serve people with Todd County cases only after transfer, sentence, or a separate federal or immigration action.
- Todd County Jail - county jail for pretrial detainees, local jail sentences, local holds, and limited short juvenile holds under the rural exception.
Todd County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Todd County inmate population?
The FY25 average daily population was 17.65 according to the Minnesota DOC Performance Report. The daily roster printed June 18, 2026 showed 8 current records. Use the annual ADP for population context and the daily roster for current custody.
How do I search the Todd County inmate population?
Open the official daily roster PDF and use the PDF search tool. Search by name, charge term, city, or other text that appears in the document. If the person is not listed, call jail staff or check the DOC, BOP, ICE, court, and records-request channels.
Are Todd County mugshots public?
The roster has a front mugshot column. Minnesota Statute 13.82 generally treats booking photographs as public data, but a law-enforcement agency may temporarily withhold a booking photo when release would harm an active investigation.
Where do sentenced prisoners from Todd County appear?
After state-prison commitment, a person is searched through the Minnesota DOC locator rather than the county roster. Newly sentenced people may take several business days to appear in the DOC system.
Does Todd County have a sheriff inmate-search app?
No official Todd County sheriff custody lookup app was located. Todd County uses CodeRED emergency alerts, but that is not a jail roster or inmate-search app.