Koochiching County Jail Roster & Inmate Search

About the Koochiching County Jail

The Koochiching County Jail is operated by the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office in International Falls, Minnesota. Sheriff Perryn Hedlund leads the agency, and Jail Administrator Carrie Geiss oversees day-to-day jail operations. The facility is classified by the Minnesota Department of Corrections as a 90-Day Lockup, with an approved capacity of 30 beds and an operational capacity of 24. Inmates booked into Koochiching County custody are held here pending court appearances, transfer, or release.

For general inquiries, jail staff can be reached during business hours at the main facility line. The Jail Administrator's direct office line is also available for administrative questions that the main desk cannot answer.

Facility

Koochiching County Jail

Address

715 4th Street, International Falls, MN 56649

Main Phone

218-283-4416

Jail Administrator (Direct)

218-283-1140

Operated By

Koochiching County Sheriff's Office

How the Koochiching County Inmate Search Works

The roster at the top of this page is the Koochiching County inmate search. You can type a name, booking number, or listed charge into the search field, and the list filters in real time as you type. Each row shows the inmate's name, booking date, primary charge, and current custody status, with a "View Details" link that expands the full list of charges and a direct facility contact block for that inmate's location.

Because this roster is synced directly from official booking data, the names you see are people currently in custody at the Koochiching County Jail. Minnesota law restricts the release of information about juveniles, so juvenile bookings are not included on the public roster.

The Koochiching County jail roster is not the same as a court records search. Court filings, hearings, orders, and judgments for Koochiching County District Court cases are maintained separately through Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO), which offers Case Search, Document Search, Hearing Search, and Judgment Search tools. MCRO provides online access to public documents in major and minor criminal cases filed on or after July 1, 2015.

Posting Bail at Koochiching County Jail

Bail is set by a judge in Koochiching County District Court, not by the jail. Under Minnesota Rule of Criminal Procedure 6.02, when the court sets money bail, the defendant must be allowed to post cash or sureties. Under Minnesota Statutes Section 629.53, money bail can be posted by the defendant or by a third party on the defendant's behalf.

During court business hours, money bail is deposited with the Koochiching County District Court administrator at 715 4th Street, International Falls, MN 56649, phone 218-283-1160. Under Minnesota Rule 702(d), bail bonds are filed with the court administrator during business hours and with the custodian of the jail outside those hours. Before traveling to post bail, call the Koochiching County Jail at 218-283-4416 to confirm the current bail amount, the booking status of the inmate, and which payment methods are accepted at that moment.

Minnesota district courts also accept appearance bail bonds, which can only be written by SCAO-approved bail bond agents, agencies, and sureties. Release on any form of bail is conditioned on the defendant appearing at all future court proceedings; additional conditions such as a Domestic Abuse No Contact Order (DANCO), Order for Protection, firearm surrender, or DWI-related conditions may be imposed by the judge at the bail hearing.

Sending Money to an Inmate

The Koochiching County Jail publishes specific inmate-related fees that may affect an inmate's balance during custody:

The jail has not published a specific commissary vendor or cash drop-off procedure on its public contact pages, so before sending funds, call the Koochiching County Jail at 218-283-4416 to confirm the current approved deposit methods, daily and weekly deposit limits, and whether funds must be sent to the inmate's commissary account or to a separate booking or fee account.

Inmate Communication

Inmates at the Koochiching County Jail cannot receive incoming phone calls. Inmates place outgoing calls themselves using the jail's inmate phone system, and in almost all Minnesota county jails those calls are handled by a third-party provider that requires a prepaid account set up in the receiving party's name. To confirm the current phone service provider, how to open an account, and current per-minute or connection rates, call the jail at 218-283-4416.

Postal mail for an inmate should be addressed to the inmate's full legal name in care of Koochiching County Jail, 715 4th Street, International Falls, MN 56649. All inmate calls and non-legal mail are subject to monitoring and recording; confidential legal communication with the inmate's attorney is exempt from monitoring.

Visitation at Koochiching County Jail

Visitation schedules and formats at the Koochiching County Jail can change based on facility operations, staffing, and inmate classification. Call 218-283-4416 before planning a visit to confirm the current visitation schedule, whether your visit will be in-person or video, whether the inmate is cleared to receive visitors, and whether you need to schedule the visit in advance.

General visitor rules at Minnesota county jails typically include:

• Bring a valid government-issued photo ID for every adult visitor.
• Minors must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or legal guardian at all times.
• Follow the posted dress code; revealing, gang-affiliated, or law-enforcement-style clothing is not permitted.
• A visit may be denied or cut short if the inmate has a court appearance, transport, medical appointment, or disciplinary status that conflicts with the visit window.

Koochiching County Court Information

Criminal and traffic cases filed in Koochiching County are heard in Koochiching County District Court, which sits within Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District. The court handles arraignment, bail hearings, pretrial conferences, trials, and sentencing for cases arising out of arrests by the Koochiching County Sheriff's Office and other local agencies. Lisa Havluck is the Koochiching County court administrator.

The Minnesota Judicial Branch confirms that remote hearings in district court are conducted by telephone conference call or Zoom. On the Koochiching County court calendar, some matters are listed as "Remote Hearing" and others as "Court Room 2nd Floor." Case participants receive remote access information directly from the court; members of the public who want to observe a remote hearing must also contact the court for access details. The hearing notice issued in each case is the controlling document for date, time, and hearing format.

Koochiching County District Court publishes a public court calendar as a searchable PDF. The calendar is released each business day at 7:00 a.m. and updated hourly throughout the day. Confidential matters and cases not open to remote access may not appear on the calendar, and a case that does not appear on a given day's calendar has not automatically been cancelled or continued. For case records on filed matters, Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) provides Case Search, Document Search, Hearing Search, and Judgment Search for public documents in major and minor criminal cases filed on or after July 1, 2015.

Court

Koochiching County District Court

Address

715 4th Street, International Falls, MN 56649

Phone

218-283-1160

Hours

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

Judicial District

Ninth Judicial District