Ramsey County Jail Roster Overview
The primary Ramsey County inmate records channel is the Adult Detention Center roster open-data page. It is operated from county data for the ADC at the Law Enforcement Center. The official roster story says records are available for all current inmates and for five days after release, and that data is updated every 30 minutes. It also warns that people may be in the intake and booking process and may not yet appear.
The roster is not a full criminal-history report. It is a jail custody and booking source. It can show booking number, person ID, date booked, date released, days detained, name, age, arresting charges, formal charges, court file number, and court dates. It did not show a mugshot URL, bond amount, housing unit, height, weight, race, sex, hair, eye color, or date of birth in the inspected Socrata field inventory. Court charges and final outcomes should be checked through Minnesota Court Records Online or Ramsey Criminal and Traffic Court.
Use the Ramsey County Inmate Roster
Ramsey County's open-data structure is useful because the booking number and person ID connect several tables. The Bookings by Person table gives the custody row. Arresting Charges gives jail intake allegations. Formal Charges gives prosecutor or court charge language and the court file number. Court by Person gives hearing time, building, courtroom, court location, and hearing status.
- Start with the official Adult Detention Center roster story or the linked Socrata tables.
- Search or filter by last name, first name, person ID, or booking number when the interface allows it.
- Write down the booking number. Current samples use a 12-digit format beginning with the booking year.
- Match that booking number against arresting charges, formal charges, and the court hearing table.
- If the person was sentenced to prison or transferred out, switch to the Minnesota DOC, BOP, or ICE locator as appropriate.
The older Ramsey County xnet roster search showed First Name and Last Name fields during inspection, but it also displayed a systems-maintenance message. Use the open-data roster as the more reliable current source when both are available.
Ramsey County Roster Search Fields
The public search fields documented for the xnet roster are simple. The open-data tables add more precise identifiers after a row is found. That matters because Ramsey County court file numbers and booking numbers are the bridge from custody to court records.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | Visible on the xnet roster search page. |
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | Visible on the xnet roster search page. |
| Booking Number | Open-data field | No | Used to connect booking, arresting charge, formal charge, and court rows. |
| Person ID | Open-data field | No | Internal person identifier present in several official datasets. |
The Ramsey County ADC dashboard is not an individual inmate search, but it helps explain the population behind the roster.
The dashboard supports the roster page by showing monthly jail population, bookings, and releases rather than individual custody rows.
Ramsey County Inmate Profile Fields
A Ramsey County inmate record should be read as a group of related public-data rows. The first row identifies the booking. Charge rows explain why the person was booked and what was filed later. Court rows show how the case is moving through the Second Judicial District.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Person ID | Numeric internal identifier used in the official open-data tables. |
| Booking Number | Booking identifier that ties custody, charge, formal charge, and court records together. |
| Date Booked | The timestamp when the person was booked into ADC custody. |
| Date Released | A release timestamp if release has occurred, otherwise blank or null. |
| Arresting Charges | Charges recorded at booking by law enforcement. |
| Formal Charges | Filed charge text, level, and court file number. |
| Court Data | Court case number, date, building, courtroom, hearing type, and hearing status. |
Ramsey County Booking Process
A person arrested in Ramsey County is usually brought to the Adult Detention Center at 425 Grove Street or booked through the Law Enforcement Center warrant pathway. Intake includes identity confirmation, search and property inventory, booking number assignment, fingerprints, booking photograph, medical and mental-health screening, review of warrants and holds, custody classification, and court or bail processing. The public roster may lag while the person is still in intake.
For a Ramsey County warrant turn-in, the Criminal and Traffic Court page says the jail entrance at 425 Grove Street is open 24 hours. A person who arrives before 4:00 a.m. may be heard on the next available court calendar. Court dates in the next seven days can be checked on the Alpha Roster, while other court-date questions can go to Criminal and Traffic Court at 651-266-1999.
Ramsey County, DOC, BOP, and ICE
The county roster covers local ADC custody. RCCF covers sentenced county custody and workhouse programs. The Minnesota DOC public locator covers adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections and still under DOC jurisdiction. The Federal Bureau of Prisons locator covers many sentenced federal prisoners. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System covers immigration detention searches.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Best Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| ADC current inmate or five-day release | Ramsey County Adult Detention Center roster | Name, person ID, or booking number |
| Sentenced county resident | RCCF or court-ordered custody channel | Name and court case context |
| State prison or supervised release | Minnesota DOC public locator | Name or six-digit MNDOC offender ID |
| Federal prison | BOP inmate locator | Name or federal register number |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | A-Number or biographical details |
Ramsey County Jail Facilities
The facility name is not a small detail in Ramsey County. The ADC roster is the booking and pretrial jail source. RCCF is the sentenced county correctional facility. Juvenile detention uses a protected process and is not searched like adult inmate records.
Ramsey County Adult Detention Center
425 Grove Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-266-9350
Booking, custody, bail, release, and ADC roster questions.
Ramsey County Correctional Facility
297 South Century Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55119
651-266-1400
Sentenced county residents, work release, CAP, STS, and transition services.
Ramsey County Visits and Money
Official accessible ADC and RCCF pages did not provide a current public schedule, dress code, approved-item list, phone vendor, video vendor, money-deposit vendor, or fee table in the research file. County capital documents confirm ADC video visitation areas and note expired commissary and video visitation contract issues in 2023, but those documents are not enough to publish current prices or vendor names.
| Topic | ADC | RCCF |
|---|---|---|
| Visits | Call 651-266-9350 for current visit rules before traveling. | Call 651-266-1400 for current visit and program rules. |
| Current public format not located in official accessible source. | Current public format not located in official accessible source. | |
| Commissary or money | Do not rely on old vendor information. Confirm with ADC. | Confirm with RCCF before sending funds. |
| Bail or bond | Adult Detention Services Unit handles bail, bond, release pickup, and inmate contact questions. | Usually not applicable after sentence, except court-ordered program issues. |
Ramsey County Records Requests
When the online roster does not show the needed record, the Sheriff's Office data-practices process is the local fallback. Minnesota law allows free inspection of public data, while copies can carry statutory or actual-cost charges. The public policy lists Commander Merci Dahedl as the primary Data Practices Designee and Compliance Official, at Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, 425 Grove Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, with email merci.dahedl@co.ramsey.mn.us. Requests for data about yourself require proof that you are the subject, parent, or legal guardian, and the policy gives a 10-business-day response framework for those subject requests.
Note: Confirm custody with ADC before scheduling a visit, sending money, or relying on a release time.
Ramsey County Custody Notifications
Ramsey County inmate records are for lookup and verification, while notification tools are for alerts. Minnesota has a VINELink custody-notification portal, and the research file confirmed VINELink availability for the state. Use Minnesota VINELink when the goal is to receive custody-status notifications for a participating person or facility. For people sentenced to the Minnesota Department of Corrections, MNDOC also points victims and the public to Minnesota Haven or VINELink-style notification services.
No official Ramsey County Sheriff's Office app with inmate roster, warrant search, or custody tools was located in the research sweep. Crime Stoppers of Minnesota has a tip app, but it is not an official Ramsey County inmate lookup tool and should not be treated as a jail roster. Saint Paul Police online reporting also does not replace the county jail roster, ADC information line, MCRO, or the Sheriff's data-practices process. If the online roster is unavailable, the practical fallback remains the Adult Detention Services Unit at 651-266-9350, in-person custody questions at the Law Enforcement Center, and written records requests through the Sheriff's Office.