About the Faribault County Jail
Faribault County Jail is a local adult detention facility in Blue Earth, Minnesota, operated by the Faribault County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Scott Adams oversees the agency, and the jail administration includes Missy Sonnek, Jail Administrator, and Jason Casias, Assistant Jail Administrator. The facility has a 62-person designed capacity.
Faribault County Jail houses pretrial detainees, sentenced inmates, people with Huber Law privileges, Minnesota Department of Corrections holds, boarders from neighboring counties, and delinquent juveniles for up to 24 hours under the Rural Exception. These custody categories can affect release timing, visiting eligibility, housing, work-release privileges, and whether another agency must clear a hold before release.
- Facility
- Faribault County Jail
- Address
- 320 Dr. H. Russ Street, Blue Earth, MN 56013
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 130, Blue Earth, MN 56013
- Main Phone
- (507) 526-5148
- Operated By
- Faribault County Sheriff's Office
How the Faribault County Inmate Search Works
The roster at the top of this page is the Faribault County inmate search tool for checking who is currently in custody. The public roster is identified as the Jail Roster on the Sheriff's web page and the Custody List on the hosted report page. Available roster fields may include inmate name in Last, First Middle format with an index number, inmate photo or placeholder image, booking date and time, arresting agency, charges, status, sentence date, and actual completion date.
The official source roster includes custody-list fields such as name, booking date, arresting agency, charges, status, sentence date, and actual completion date. The county data confirms that the public roster is not built as a searchable or filterable roster, so users should review names, booking entries, and custody details carefully on this page. If the displayed charge, status, bail, sentence, or completion information affects a decision, confirm the details with Faribault County Jail at (507) 526-5148 before acting.
The Faribault County jail roster is not the same system as a court records search. Jail roster data lists administrative detention bookings managed by the Faribault County Sheriff's Office, including pending cases and out-of-county warrants searchable by name. Court records are legal records managed by Faribault County District Court and Court Administration, and Minnesota Rule 8 privacy limits may prevent pending criminal, traffic, or petty misdemeanor cases without conviction from appearing in Minnesota Court Records Online name searches.
Posting Bail at Faribault County Jail
Bail and release conditions are set by the court, not by Faribault County Jail. Before coming to the facility, confirm the person's current custody status, case number, bail amount, release conditions, and whether any hold prevents release by calling Faribault County Jail at (507) 526-5148. A Minnesota Department of Corrections hold, out-of-county warrant, probation hold, or other-agency issue may affect whether payment alone can lead to release.
Before bringing payment, confirm the accepted bail payment method with Faribault County Jail at (507) 526-5148. The county data provided for this page does not confirm bail payment methods, online bail payment, surety bond acceptance, after-hours bail procedures, conditional release steps, no-contact order procedures, electronic monitoring rules, or pretrial supervision procedures. Do not rely on a roster entry alone for bail action because roster data and court records are separate systems.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Faribault County Jail has a lobby kiosk available in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office at 320 Dr. H. Russ St., Blue Earth, MN 56013. The county data does not confirm exact kiosk access hours, and access is constrained by Law Enforcement Center access, so confirm access with Faribault County Jail at (507) 526-5148 before traveling to use the kiosk. The county data also confirms a $20.00 booking fee.
Inmates may purchase snack foods, personal hygiene products, playing cards, puzzle books, phone cards, writing or drawing products, and personal medical products through commissary. Commissary orders are placed by form, filled at night by staff, and distributed once per day. Strict limits apply, a sufficient account balance is required, and all purchases are final.
For current approved deposit methods, use the main jail phone number, (507) 526-5148. The county data does not confirm online deposit rules, mailed money order rules, cash drop-off procedures, deposit processing times, or deposit fees beyond the booking fee.
Inmate Communication
Faribault County Jail uses Reliance Telephone for inmate phone service. Direct incoming calls to inmates are not permitted. Family members can purchase phone cards through the Reliance Telephone website, and inmates may also buy phone cards through the jail commissary.
The inmate message line is (507) 571-2172. For current inmate phone rules, message procedures, account setup instructions, and any classification, discipline, court, or housing limits on calling privileges, contact Faribault County Jail at (507) 526-5148. The county data does not confirm inmate tablets, text messaging, video calling, voicemail fees, call rates, or video visit rates.
Mail for inmates should be addressed using the facility mailing address: Faribault County Jail, P.O. Box 130, Blue Earth, MN 56013. Avoid sending sensitive legal information through regular inmate communication channels unless you have confirmed the facility's current legal mail and attorney-call procedures.
Visitation at Faribault County Jail
Faribault County Jail visitation requires preapproval through an application process that may take up to one week. Before planning a visit, confirm approval status, schedule availability, visitor eligibility, and whether the inmate is cleared to receive visitors by contacting Faribault County Jail at (507) 526-5148.
Confirmed visiting hours are Monday from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Wednesday from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, and Friday from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The county data does not confirm a video visitation platform, remote visit schedule, visit duration, or video visit rates. Use the main jail phone number, (507) 526-5148, to confirm the current visitation format before arriving.
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Identification: Bring valid U.S. government-issued or state-issued identification. Other forms of identification are not accepted.
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Daily visits: Each inmate may have two visits per day if time allows.
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Visitor count: Only one visitor is allowed at a time unless the visitor is accompanying a minor as the legal guardian.
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Minor visits: Minors may visit only immediate family and must be accompanied by a legal guardian who completed preapproval.
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Relationship documents: Relationship documentation is required for minor visits.
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Former inmates: Former Faribault County Jail inmates may not visit for three months after release unless visiting immediate family.
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Court supervision: Visitors under court supervision need written approval from the supervising agent.
- Monday
- 7:00 PM-10:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
- Friday
- 2:00 PM-5:00 PM
Faribault County Court Information
Faribault County District Court handles criminal cases for Faribault County. It is a Minnesota state trial court of original jurisdiction and is part of the Fifth Judicial District. Court proceedings may include arraignment, bail hearings, pretrial hearings, trial, sentencing, probation matters, and other case proceedings.
Minnesota Court Records Online and the Minnesota Judicial Branch online court calendar search engine are confirmed court-record resources for Faribault County District Court information. Publicly accessible Minnesota district court records may include Civil, Criminal, Family, Probate, and Mental Health case details, Registers of Actions, monetary judgment details, hearing schedules, and public documents. Minnesota Court Records Online supports searches by name, case number, citation number, attorney information, hearing details, and judgment debtor name, depending on the record type.
The public court calendar is available online through the Minnesota Judicial Branch calendar search tool and is physically posted daily outside courtrooms and in public lobbies. The court calendar is posted at 7:00 a.m. each business day and updated hourly throughout the day. Hearing notices control the date, time, location, and format of a court appearance.
Remote hearings are conducted using Zoom video conferencing, and pre-court paperwork can be completed remotely using the Minnesota Judicial Branch eCheck-in utility. Electronic court records have official limits under Rule 8, subd. 2, including restrictions on online display of OFP, HRO, CHIPS, and D16 case types, public documents in civil commitments, party street addresses, and comment fields. Pending criminal, traffic, and petty misdemeanor cases without conviction are hidden from name searches and searchable only by case number, so a person may appear on the Faribault County jail roster but not appear in a Minnesota Court Records Online criminal name search.
- Court
- Faribault County District Court
- Address
- Faribault County Courthouse, 415 North Main Street, Blue Earth, MN 56013
- Phone
- (507) 526-6273
- Judicial District
- Fifth Judicial District
- Court Administration / Clerk
- Tammy Bauman, Court Administrator