Crow Wing County Jail Roster & Inmate Search

About the Crow Wing County Jail

The Crow Wing County Jail is operated by the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Eric Klang and houses adult male and female inmates in both pretrial and sentenced status. The facility is a direct supervision jail with a licensed capacity of 276 inmates across five housing units, located in downtown Brainerd, Minnesota. It serves as the primary booking and detention facility for arrests made by the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, Brainerd Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, and other agencies operating in the county.

Facility

Crow Wing County Jail

Address

313 Laurel St, Brainerd, MN 56401

Main Phone

218-822-7050

Operated By

Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office

How the Crow Wing County Inmate Search Works

The Crow Wing County inmate search at the top of this page is the live roster - there is no separate lookup tool to open. The roster shows Photo, MNI, Name, Sex, Age, Booking #, Intake Date, and Charges, and you can filter results by typing an inmate's name, a booking number, or a listed charge into the search field. Each booking entry expands to show the full charge list with Minnesota severity codes (F for felony, G for gross misdemeanor, M for misdemeanor) and current status flags such as BOND/BAIL SET, ROR'D, REMANDED, HOLD PLACED, SENTENCED, or BOARDER.

This roster reflects custody status only - who is physically in the Crow Wing County Jail right now. It is not a court records search. Filed cases, hearing schedules, judgments, and certified court documents for Crow Wing County District Court are handled separately through Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO), which the Minnesota Judicial Branch operates as the official statewide records portal.

Posting Bail at Crow Wing County Jail

Bail amounts in Crow Wing County are set by a judge of the Crow Wing County District Court, not by jail staff, and are typically established at first appearance based on the charges, prior record, and risk factors under Minn. R. Crim. P. 6.02. Before driving to Brainerd to post bail, call the jail at 218-822-7050 to confirm the current bail amount, the inmate's custody status, and whether any holds such as warrants, ICE detainers, or probation holds would prevent release even if bail is posted.

Cash bail can be paid in person at Court Administration, 213 Laurel St, Suite 11, Brainerd, MN 56401, during business hours of Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., or at the Crow Wing County Jail lobby kiosk, which accepts cash and credit cards and is available 24/7. Online bail of up to $1,000 can be paid through Inmate Canteen at team3.inmatecanteen.com. For amounts above $1,000 outside business hours, the jail lobby kiosk is the standard option.

Minnesota district courts also accept appearance-only surety bonds posted by SCAO-approved bail bond agents and agencies, and Crow Wing County District Court is part of that system. Common release conditions a judge may impose under Minn. R. Crim. P. 6.02 and Minn. Stat. Section 629.715 include personal recognizance or unsecured appearance bond when appropriate, supervision, travel, residence, or association restrictions, firearm surrender in qualifying domestic and assault cases, and no-contact provisions protecting alleged victims.

Sending Money to an Inmate

Funds for an inmate's trust account at the Crow Wing County Jail can be deposited through three confirmed channels. Online deposits are made through Inmate Canteen at team3.inmatecanteen.com using a credit card. The jail lobby kiosk at 313 Laurel St accepts both cash and credit cards and is available 24/7. Mail-in deposits must be sent by U.S. Postal Service only, in the form of a money order or cashier's check - personal checks are not accepted.

Mail addressed to an inmate's trust account should be sent to Crow Wing County Jail, Inmate's Full Name, 313 Laurel Street, Brainerd, MN 56401.

Trust account funds may be used for snacks, hygiene products, stamps, writing materials, phone cards, and other approved necessities. Inmates booked into the Crow Wing County Jail are charged a $25 booking fee, and all sentenced Crow Wing County inmates are charged a $25 Pay-for-Stay fee per day in custody, which is billed after release. The same Pay-for-Stay rate applies to Work Release and Sentence to Service participants.

Inmate Communication

Phone, video visit, messaging, and voicemail services at the Crow Wing County Jail are provided by NCIC. Family and friends set up a single prepaid NCIC account at the NCIC website or by calling 1-800-943-2189, and that one account funds calls, video visits, and messages. Inmates cannot receive incoming calls; the only inbound option is a voicemail line at 1-800-943-2189, which costs up to $1.50 for a message of up to three minutes, and the caller must have already been called by the inmate before voicemail can be left.

After booking, inmates are issued a handheld device for calls and messaging. Domestic U.S. calls are billed at $0.16 per minute, calls to Canada and Mexico at $0.25 per minute, and other international calls at $0.35 per minute, with no connection fee. Text messages cost $0.10 each and picture messages $0.25, with no stated cap on the number of messages. All calls and messages are subject to monitoring and recording, except properly identified confidential legal communication.

Postal mail to an inmate must be sent by U.S. Postal Service only and addressed to Crow Wing County Jail, Inmate's Full Name, 313 Laurel Street, Brainerd, MN 56401. Incoming mail is inspected before delivery.

Visitation at Crow Wing County Jail

The Crow Wing County Jail uses non-contact video visitation provided by NCIC. Visits can be conducted at the jail lobby kiosk on-site or remotely from any off-site computer with a webcam. On-site lobby visits are free of charge; off-site remote visits are billed at $0.30 per minute. Observed county holidays affect on-site availability but not off-site visits.

Before scheduling, visitors must create an NCIC account, present a valid government-issued ID, and pass a warrant and no-contact check. A separate visit request must be submitted for each inmate you wish to visit, and review can take up to 24 hours.

Visitor Rules

• Visitors must be 18 or older; minors may visit only when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, who must supervise them throughout an on-site visit.
• Valid government-issued photo ID is required at every on-site visit.
• Tank tops and cut-offs are not permitted; shorts must cover mid-thigh; tops must cover the neckline and have sleeves that extend past the shoulder; clothing must be loose-fitting.
• Footwear is required for on-site visits.
• Visitors with active warrants or who fail the no-contact check will be denied.

Crow Wing County Court Information

The Crow Wing County District Court is part of Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District and has original jurisdiction over civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, and traffic cases filed in the county. Court Administration is led by Court Administrator Dana Anderson and handles arraignments, bail hearings, pretrial conferences, trials, and sentencing for criminal matters originating from the Crow Wing County Jail.

Court

Crow Wing County District Court

Address

Crow Wing County Judicial Center, 213 Laurel Street, Suite 11, Brainerd, MN 56401

Phone

218-824-1310

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Judicial District

Ninth Judicial District

Remote Hearings and Public Calendars

The Minnesota Judicial Branch confirms that remote district court hearings are conducted by telephone conference call and Zoom, with ITV arranged through the local court when applicable. The hearing notice issued by the court is the controlling document for the date, time, and format of any hearing - defendants and counsel should rely on that notice rather than any third-party listing. Members of the public who want to observe a remote proceeding can contact the court for access information; recording or broadcasting a remote hearing is not authorized.

The Crow Wing County District Court publishes a searchable PDF public calendar each business day at 7:00 a.m. and updates it hourly through the day. The calendar does not include every matter - confidential cases and certain matters that are not remotely accessible are excluded - and absence from the calendar does not mean a hearing has been canceled or rescheduled. For full case histories, filings, and judgments, Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) provides Case Search, Document Search, Hearing Search, and Judgment Search functions; the MCRO terms page, Rev. April 2026, notes that MCRO is not the official court case record and that certified copies must be obtained from local court administration. Each Minnesota district courthouse also offers a public access terminal that provides the most complete access to electronic district court records.