View the Nicollet County Jail Roster
The official local custody source is the Nicollet County Jail page, which links to the current inmate list. That county source is the best starting point when a person may have been booked after an arrest by the Sheriff's Office, St. Peter Police, North Mankato Police, or another agency dispatched through the county system. The jail is part of the Sheriff's Office operation, and the detention facility was updated in 1984 with a listed capacity of 34 inmates.
The roster itself is a current custody report, not a deep case-history database. It is useful for a Nicollet County inmate lookup because it can show whether a person is in custody now, when intake occurred, what charge text is shown on the jail report, and whether bail or bond information appears. It does not replace the District Court case file, the BCA public conviction search, or Minnesota Department of Corrections records for people who have moved into state prison or supervision.
The county jail source is shown on the official Nicollet County Jail page.
Use the Nicollet County Inmate Roster
The current roster link goes to the county custody report at Nicollet County Jail In Custody. The confirmed public inventory describes a report-style custody list rather than a multi-field search form, so the safer use is to view the roster and rely on the listed columns. If the live screen provides filtering when opened, use the roster controls shown there, but rely on the listed columns for confirmed public fields.
- Open the current-inmates link from the county jail page or go to the roster endpoint.
- Review the custody list for the person's name, MNI, booking number, intake date, charge text, and bail or bond entry.
- If the person is not listed, check whether the case has moved to District Court, DOC custody, release, another county, or a state correctional record.
- Call the Sheriff's Office or Jail when the roster is unclear or a time-sensitive custody question needs official confirmation.
The roster is most useful soon after booking. Court outcomes and sentence status should be checked separately because jail intake data can be narrower than the court file.
Nicollet County Jail Roster Fields
The confirmed roster inventory is a report-style field list. It does not support the same kind of fielded search that MCRO provides for court cases. The public columns found in the official indexed roster result are enough to identify a current inmate, compare charge text, and decide whether the court case, sheriff records, or DOC search should be used next.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current custody list | Roster report | No | The official endpoint presents a custody list rather than a confirmed multi-field search form. |
| Photo | Roster column | n/a | A photo column was confirmed in the public roster field inventory. |
| MNI | Roster column | n/a | Master Name Index number used by justice agencies to distinguish people. |
| Name | Roster column | n/a | The indexed result displayed names in last, first, middle order. |
| Booking # | Roster column | n/a | Local booking identifier for the current custody entry. |
| Intake Date | Roster column | n/a | Date the person entered custody for the listed booking. |
| Charges and Bail/Bond | Roster columns | n/a | Charge text and bail or bond information, when shown on the report. |
What Nicollet County Inmate Records Show
Nicollet County inmate records should be read as custody records. They are not proof that a charge ended in a conviction, and they may not show every later court event. For the full criminal case file, use MCRO or contact Court Administration. For the arrest or incident report, use the Sheriff's Records Department. For a person sentenced to state custody, use the DOC locator.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Photo | Roster image column for visual identification when available. |
| MNI | Agency identifier that can help distinguish people with similar names. |
| Name, sex, and age | Basic identifying fields from the current custody report. |
| Booking number | The local booking entry tied to intake at the county jail. |
| Intake date | When the current custody period began. |
| Charges | Charge text shown by the jail, which may differ from later amended court charges. |
| Bail or bond | Release amount or bond status when the roster lists it. |
Height, weight, arresting agency, warrant number, court date, housing pod, and release date were not confirmed in the accessible official roster text. Those details should not be assumed unless the live roster shows them at the time of use.
Nicollet County Jail Contacts
The Sheriff's Office and jail are tied to the Nicollet County Government Center complex in St. Peter. The official Sheriff's Office page lists Aaron Petersen as sheriff and gives the office phone, fax, emergency, and after-hours contacts. The facility page also lists a Sheriff's Office/Jail phone number. Jail and dispatch operate around the clock, while sheriff administration and civil process have weekday service windows.
Nicollet County Sheriff's Office and Jail
501 S. Minnesota Avenue, P.O. Box 117
St. Peter, MN 56082
507-934-7100
Administration: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Jail and Dispatch: 24/7
Sheriff's Office/Jail Facility Contact
501 S. Minnesota Avenue
St. Peter, MN 56082
507-931-1570
After hours: 507-931-1570
Nicollet County Jail vs DOC Records
A county jail roster covers local custody. That usually means pretrial detention, short sentences, local holds, recently booked people, and arrests awaiting court action. A state DOC record is different. The Minnesota DOC offender locator covers adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections who are still in prison or released and still under DOC supervision. New prison commitments may take several business days to appear in that system.
The DOC locator can be searched by name or by a six-digit MNDOC offender ID. It is the better source when a person no longer appears on the Nicollet County jail roster but may still be serving a state sentence or supervised release. Public registrant information is separate again and is handled through the DOC public notification system for qualifying registrants.
The Minnesota DOC offender locator is a statewide source for people under DOC jurisdiction.
The Minnesota DOC community notification page explains public notification and registrant information.
Request Nicollet County Booking Records
The Sheriff's Records Department maintains crime and arrest records, traffic accident reports, and other Sheriff's Office documents. Public requests go through the records coordinator or records assistant at 507-934-7100 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Some law-enforcement records are private under Minnesota data practices law, and some requests may require a signed release. Copies must be paid before release.
Copy charges from the county research are specific: 100 or fewer black-and-white paper copies cost 25 cents per one-sided page, or 50 cents per two-sided page. Larger or nonstandard copies may involve actual costs. A booking record request should identify the person, approximate date, incident or booking number if known, and whether inspection or copies are requested.
Note: The jail roster may show charge text, but the filed District Court case controls final plea, disposition, and sentence records.
Visit a Nicollet County Inmate
Nicollet County visitation rules come from the Sheriff's Office FAQ. Visitors need valid picture identification, preferably a driver's license. A visitor must be at least 18 unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, must be appropriately dressed, must not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and must not have been incarcerated in the Nicollet jail within the prior 60 days. Visits are limited to once per day for 20 minutes on visiting days, and visitors must call to schedule.
| Day | Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. | Must call to schedule; valid photo ID required. |
| Thursday | 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Visitor cannot have been incarcerated in the jail within the prior 60 days. |
| Saturday | 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | One 20-minute visit per day on visiting days. |
The Sheriff's FAQ is the source for the current public visitation rules.
Nicollet County Inmate Mail and Phone
Jail mail uses this format: inmate's name, Nicollet County Jail, P.O. Box 117, St. Peter, MN 56082. The Sheriff's FAQ did not provide a full contraband list, postcard-only rule, scanned-mail vendor, or book-ordering policy in the official material reviewed. It did say the jail may accept paperback books, jigsaw puzzles, puzzle books, and games depending on inventory, and donors should contact the Jail Programmer or call 507-934-7112.
The researched inmate voicemail number is 507-931-9931. Official indexed text also surfaced a collect-call message line and Reliance Telephone account details, but that detail was not verified in the visible jail page text. For phone setup, call the jail or use the current jail page so vendor instructions are checked before money is added.
Nicollet County Commissary and Huber
The county jail page links to JailATM for inmate account deposits. Vendor fees, commissary item limits, and deposit timing were not captured in the official county text, so those costs should be confirmed during the transaction. The county source is still important because it shows the vendor path as an official link rather than an outside guess.
Work Release and Huber have detailed local rules. The Nicollet County Work Release/Huber page says offenders granted Huber must contact the jail programmer after the court hearing, complete paperwork, and have the job verified before release. Local Nicollet-sentenced Huber inmates pay a $25 booking fee before release and $30 per day from the first work-release day through the end of custody. Out-of-county Huber inmates need a judge's order and pay $75 per day. A UA before work release costs $25.
The Work Release/Huber page documents the jail programmer contact and release rules.
