About the Waseca County Jail
Waseca County Jail is a local adult detention facility in Waseca, Minnesota, operated by the Waseca County Sheriff's Office. Jay Dulas is the County Sheriff, and Dan Mocol is the Jail Administrator. The jail is certified under Rule 2911, with 24 approved beds and 19 operational beds.
The facility houses adult male pretrial detainees, sentenced inmates, and delinquent juveniles for up to 24 hours under the JJDPA Rural Exception. Confirmed housing categories focus on adult male detainees and inmates; female housing is excluded by the facility certificate.
- Facility
- Waseca County Jail
- Address
- 122 3rd Ave NW, Waseca, MN 56093
- Mailing Address
- 122 Third Avenue NW, PO BOX 226, Waseca, MN 56093
- Main Phone
- (507) 835-0508 (Jail Direct) or (507) 835-0510 (Sheriff Main Line)
- Operated By
- Waseca County Sheriff's Office
How the Waseca County Inmate Search Works
The roster at the top of this page is the Waseca County inmate search tool for current custody information. Use the search field to look up a person by name or listed charge, then open the available details shown with that roster record. The official public roster name is Jail Roster, internally titled Waseca County Jail Roster Report. This inmate lookup Waseca County page is for custody information and is not a court docket.
Confirmed Waseca County jail roster fields include report date and time, inmate name, date and time of booking, arresting agency, charges, status such as Pending or Sentenced, sentence date, and projected release date. Mugshots, booking number, age, gender, race, and housing location are not confirmed on the public report. The roster tracks physical custody, while Minnesota Court Records Online and P-MACS are separate court-record systems.
Because custody status, charges, bail, release details, and court appearances can change, confirm sensitive details before taking legal or financial action.
Posting Bail at Waseca County Jail
Bail and release conditions for a person held at Waseca County Jail are set by the court, not by jail staff. Call the jail at (507) 835-0508 to confirm accepted payment methods before coming to the facility. When you call, also confirm custody status, the current bail amount, and the case number.
Do not assume online bail payment, surety bond acceptance, or an after-hours bail process unless the jail confirms it. Court-ordered pretrial release may include supervision by Community Corrections, electronic home monitoring, DNA testing, breath or urine testing for mood-altering substances, conditional release terms, and strict compliance with domestic abuse or victim no-contact orders.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Call the jail at (507) 835-0508 to confirm current approved deposit methods. Current approved commissary deposit methods are not confirmed in the available Waseca County Jail information. Do not send or drop off money until the facility confirms the current rule for that inmate.
Inmate Communication
Reliance Telephone is the confirmed phone, video, and messaging provider for Waseca County Jail. Inmates cannot receive incoming phone calls directly. Family members can fund an Inmate Wallet with All Options or Voice & Video Only, or fund a Prepaid Collect Calls account tied to a specific phone number.
Confirmed phone pricing includes an in-state rate of $0.40 per minute using a Reliance Phone Card, or $0.50 per minute for first and later minutes. Video calls and messaging are available through Reliance Telephone on inmate personal devices. The voicemail line is (507) 571-2010.
Send inmate mail to Waseca County Jail, 122 Third Avenue NW, PO BOX 226, Waseca, MN 56093. Non-legal calls and mail may be monitored or reviewed, so ask the jail how confidential legal communication should be addressed or marked.
Visitation at Waseca County Jail
Waseca County Jail has confirmed in-person visitation on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Each visit is limited to 30 minutes, and each inmate may receive a maximum of two visits per visiting day.
Waseca County Jail visitation schedule
| Day |
Visiting Hours |
Last Visit Start |
Visit Length |
Daily Limit |
| Thursday |
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
8:30 p.m. |
30 minutes |
Two visits per inmate |
| Saturday |
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
10:30 a.m. |
30 minutes |
Two visits per inmate |
| Sunday |
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
10:30 a.m. |
30 minutes |
Two visits per inmate |
Visitor Rules
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Visitors must be 18 or older and show a valid state-issued photo ID or active-duty military photo ID.
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Minors may visit only with a parent or legal guardian.
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The parent or legal guardian must remain in the visiting booth for the entire visit.
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Call (507) 835-0508 before visiting to confirm that court, transport, discipline, classification, or facility operations have not affected the visit.
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Remote video visitation is available through Reliance Telephone on inmate personal devices. Physical lobby video terminals are not confirmed.
Waseca County Court Information
Waseca County District Court is part of the Minnesota Judicial Branch and the Third Judicial District. The court handles criminal, traffic, civil, family, probate, and juvenile cases, including arraignments, bail hearings, pretrial hearings, trials, sentencing, probation matters, and case proceedings. A hearing notice controls the date, time, location, and format of a court appearance.
- Court
- Waseca County District Court, Minnesota Judicial Branch
- Address
- Waseca County Courthouse, 307 N. State Street, Waseca, MN 56093
- Phone
- (507) 308-7002
- Judicial District
- Third Judicial District
- Court Administration / Clerk
- Shannon Asselin, Court Administrator; Fax (507) 837-5317
Court Records, Calendars, and Remote Hearings
Minnesota Court Records Online is used for trial court records, and the Public Appellate Courts Case Management System, or P-MACS, is used for appellate cases. MCRO includes major and minor criminal and civil cases, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, and trust cases filed on or after July 1, 2015.
MCRO is not the official case record and cannot be certified. Pending criminal cases without a conviction do not appear in name-based defendant searches, and certain records or fields are restricted from remote view.
Waseca County District Court provides a searchable weekly public court calendar. Remote hearings may be conducted by Zoom or telephone conference lines under Judicial Council Policy 525. Initial in-custody criminal appearances, including bail hearings, arraignments, and probation violations, are presumptively remote by Zoom. Defendants in Department of Corrections custody appear remotely unless the hearing is expected to exceed 60 minutes for adult matters or 120 minutes for juvenile cases.