Find Fillmore County Inmates

Fillmore County Jail Roster

The Fillmore Current Inmate Jail Roster page states that the Fillmore County Adult Detention Center houses detainees and that the in-custody list shows who is in jail or arrested on a given day. The list is updated daily. The Sheriff's Office also warns that the information may not be current, accurate, or complete at any specific time because bookings, releases, or false information given to law enforcement can affect the roster.

That warning should shape how Fillmore County inmate records are used. A roster hit may help locate someone in current custody, but it should not be used by itself for bond decisions, legal deadlines, background checks, or court appearances. The county directs questions to the jail. The roster also does not replace court records in MCRO, public criminal history in BCA CHS, sentenced-offender information in the Minnesota DOC viewer, VINE release notices, or the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator.

The lead image for this section comes from the Fillmore County Jail page, the county landing page for jail-related links and jail administration contact information.

The jail landing page is useful because it anchors roster, FAQ, and local detention contact routes in one county source.

Use Fillmore County Inmate Roster

The county roster page did not show a visible name-search form during the research pass. It linked to the current inmate list and supplied a daily update notice and disclaimer. That means the practical workflow is short: open the county roster page, use the current list link, read the county warning, then call the jail when the result matters.

1. Open the county current inmate jail roster page.
2. Use the page's current-list link rather than a third-party jail search.
3. Check whether the person appears on the list for the day shown.
4. Read the county update and accuracy warning before relying on the entry.
5. Call the jail at (507) 765-3874 to confirm custody, release, bond, or court timing.
6. Use MCRO, Minnesota DOC, BCA CHS, or BOP only when the question belongs to those systems.

The manifest image for the roster source comes from the current inmate jail roster page.

The roster page is the official starting point for county pretrial and current custody checks in Fillmore County.

Fillmore County Roster Search Fields

The official county page did not expose a standard web form with last name, first name, booking number, or date of birth fields. The field table below reflects the actual research finding. It is a roster access inventory, not a generic jail portal form.

Fillmore County Inmate Field Inventory

The live current roster link did not return readable record-level text during the research inspection. For that reason, individual inmate-profile fields were not verified from the Fillmore list. The table preserves that limitation instead of adding common jail fields that may not appear on the county roster.

Note: Call the jail before treating any roster result as current, complete, or usable for legal action.

Fillmore County Jail Contacts

Fillmore County inmate records are tied to the Sheriff's Office and jail complex in Preston. The research identifies Sheriff John DeGeorge as the Fillmore County Sheriff. The Sheriff page says the office is the Chief Law Enforcement Officer for the county, enforces state statutes, protects constitutional rights, and maintains approximately 50 employees, including 19 full-time deputy sheriffs. It also provides contracted law-enforcement service for Spring Valley, Wykoff, Ostrander, Harmony, Canton, and Mabel.

Fillmore County Booking Timing

The jail FAQ says everyone in custody is booked and paperwork is delivered to Court Administration to be included on the daily jail calendar. Court schedules and special circumstances can affect appearances. The FAQ references a 48-hour rule requiring judicial review within 48 hours of arrest and a 36-hour rule that excludes Sundays, holidays, and the day of arrest.

Those timing rules help explain why a person may appear in jail before a court calendar entry is easy to find, or why a court date may change after booking. Fillmore County criminal, traffic, and petty misdemeanor cases can also be affected by MCRO name-search limits when a pending case has no conviction. A case-number search, court administration call, or jail confirmation may be needed when the roster and court calendar do not match.

The Minnesota DOC public viewer image in the manifest comes from the DOC public viewer, which is separate from Fillmore County booking records.

DOC search is useful after a person is in sentenced state custody or supervision, not for a fresh Fillmore County jail booking.

County Jail vs DOC Search

Fillmore County inmate search and Minnesota DOC search answer different questions. The county roster is for current local detention at the Fillmore County Adult Detention Center. The DOC viewer is for sentenced adult DOC custody or supervision and non-compliant registrant searches. The DOC search fields include First Name, Last Name, and MNDOC Offender ID, and DOC notes that searches include all names associated with criminal convictions, so name results may reflect aliases or prior names.

The DOC search information image comes from the Minnesota DOC search individuals and fugitives page.

Use that state page when the custody question has moved beyond Fillmore County's local jail roster.

Fillmore County Jail Visitation

The Fillmore jail FAQ gives a clear visitation schedule. All visitors must have picture ID. No online scheduler was found in the official Fillmore jail pages, so visits should be confirmed with the jail before travel. Attorney visitation details were not located in the official jail pages, and attorneys should call the jail or court administration instead of relying on a general visitor schedule.

Mail Phone Cards and Funds

The jail FAQ says detainees can send and receive mail. Use the detainee name, Fillmore County Jail, 901 NW Houston St., Preston, MN 55965. If mailing funds, do not send personal checks. The jail accepts only money orders, certified bank or teller checks, and cash. The FAQ says the jail cannot accept pre-stamped return envelopes, stamps, photocopies of any kind, or computer print-outs.

Phone time runs through Reliance Telephone. The FAQ lists www.reliancetelephone.com and 800-896-3201 for prepaid phone card time. Money can also be dropped off in the jail lobby. The FAQ links Inmate Canteen at www.inmatecanteen.com for canteen services. Work Release or Huber inmates should follow the FAQ direction to report directly after court for paperwork or contact the Jail Programmer at (507) 765-3874 if they failed to do so.

VINE Bail and Bond

VINE is the victim notification route identified in the jail research. The FAQ lists 877-MN-4-VINE and 877-664-8463, but it warns that people should not depend solely on VINE for protection. VINE can help track release notification, but direct jail confirmation remains important for current custody questions.

Bail and bond are different. The jail FAQ explains that bail is cash paid by or on behalf of the defendant, while bond is a document from an authorized bonding company that guarantees court appearance. Bail is accepted in the full cash amount only. Bonds are usually posted by an approved bonding agent for a fee, typically around 10% of the bond amount, plus possible guarantees or collateral. Bail is normally returned when court requirements are met, but it can be forfeited for nonappearance or credited toward fines and fees.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons image comes from the BOP inmate locator, the federal custody tool listed in the research source inventory.

BOP lookup is a separate federal path and should not be used as a substitute for the Fillmore County jail roster.

Fillmore County Inmate Record Requests

When an inmate or booking record is not available through the public roster, the sheriff records route may apply. The sheriff services page says to complete the top portion of the Fillmore County Sheriff's Office Data Request Form and return it to the sheriff or email it to bharmening@co.fillmore.mn.us. That route is for law-enforcement data not posted online, not for certified court files.

Some records tied to an arrest become court records after charges are filed. Those records are searched through MCRO and handled by Fillmore County Court Administration. For charges, case hearings, dispositions, and sentencing, use court records rather than the jail roster. The Fillmore County arrest records and charges page addresses the arrest-to-charge handoff in more detail.

The property portal image assigned by the manifest comes from the Fillmore County property search portal, which the research noted as an official county/Tyler records portal with a maintenance and disclaimer notice at inspection time.

That image reinforces a broader point from the research: county online records can have limits, disclaimers, and maintenance windows.