Itasca County Booking Releases

Itasca County booking releases are managed by the Itasca County Sheriff's Office in Grand Rapids, which operates a 184-bed jail serving one of the largest counties in Minnesota by area. The jail roster is accessible through a mobile app and through the sheriff's inmate search page. VINE also provides real-time custody status for Itasca County. This page covers how to access booking releases, what the records contain, and what additional resources are available for Itasca County arrests and court cases.

Itasca County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Joe Dasovich, elected in 2022, leads the Itasca County Sheriff's Office at 440 1st Ave. NE in Grand Rapids, MN 55744. The office has 102 employees and covers about 3,000 square miles. The jail administrator is Lucas Thompson, who can be reached at lucas.thompson@co.itasca.mn.us.

The Itasca County Jail is one of the larger facilities in northern Minnesota. It has 184 beds and contracts with Cass County, which sends 40 inmates to Itasca under a housing agreement. This means the facility regularly operates near or at capacity. Itasca County covers a large geographic area, so the sheriff's office handles bookings from across a wide region.

Accessing the Itasca County Jail Roster

As of mid-2025, accessing the full Itasca County jail roster requires downloading the sheriff's mobile app. The inmate search page at sheriff.itascacountymn.gov/inmateSearch links to the app download. This is a change from the previous web-based roster format and means you need a smartphone or tablet to browse the full booking list.

The roster fields include name, booking date and time, custody status, and projected release date. These are the core fields required under Minn. Stat. 13.82, which makes arrest data public from the moment someone is taken into custody.

The Itasca County Sheriff's Office website at sheriff.itascacountymn.gov provides access to the inmate search tool and jail information for Grand Rapids, MN.

If you do not have a mobile device or prefer not to download an app, VINE at vinelink.com (1-877-664-8463) is the best alternative. VINE connects to the Itasca County Jail management system and shows real-time custody status. You can search by name or offender ID without needing to download anything.

What the Booking Records Show

Itasca County booking releases include the standard public data fields required by state law. You see the person's name, the date and time they were booked, their current custody status, and the projected release date when one has been set. These fields give you the basic information to confirm whether someone is in custody and when they might be released.

Booking charges may be listed at intake. The arresting agency is also part of the public record. Itasca County sees arrests from the sheriff's office itself as well as from the Grand Rapids Police Department, the Minnesota State Patrol, and tribal law enforcement operating in the region.

The Itasca County Sheriff inmate search page at sheriff.itascacountymn.gov/inmateSearch links to the mobile app that hosts the jail roster.

Private data held by the jail, including medical records, inmate account information, and certain personal data, is protected under Minn. Stat. 13.85. That information does not appear on any public roster and is not available through open records requests.

Court Records and Statewide Search Tools

When an Itasca County arrest results in filed charges, the case appears in Minnesota Courts Records Online (MCRO). MCRO is free and covers all Itasca County District Court cases. You can look up filed charges, hearing dates, case status, and dispositions. Charges in MCRO may differ from what was listed at booking if the prosecutor changed them before filing.

The Minnesota BCA Criminal History System charges $8 per search and returns statewide conviction records. Itasca County convictions appear in the BCA database after a case is resolved. The BCA is for conviction history research, not for tracking active bookings.

The Itasca County Jail operates under Minn. Stat. 641.05, which sets county jail standards across Minnesota. These standards govern booking documentation and are part of what makes the public booking data available.

Itasca County is in the 9th Judicial District of Minnesota. All criminal cases from the county go through that district's court system. If a case is very recent, it may take a day or two to appear in MCRO after formal charges are filed.

Contacting the Itasca County Jail

The jail direct line at (218) 327-0697 handles questions about current inmates and recent bookings. The main sheriff's office phone at (218) 327-7470 reaches the general office during business hours. Fax is available at (218) 326-4663 for written inquiries.

For detailed questions about a specific booking, inmate status, or jail operations, emailing Jail Administrator Lucas Thompson at lucas.thompson@co.itasca.mn.us is an option. This is most useful for questions that require more than a quick status check.

VINE registration at vinelink.com or by calling 1-877-664-8463 is the best way to receive automatic custody status notifications. You can set up alerts for release, transfer, or other status changes without needing to call the jail repeatedly.

Cities in Itasca County

No qualifying cities have dedicated pages in Itasca County. Grand Rapids is the county seat and largest city, with about 11,000 residents. Cohasset and Bovey are among the other communities in the county. None reach the qualifying threshold. Residents use the county sheriff's office for all booking releases.

Nearby Counties

Itasca County is in north-central Minnesota and borders five other counties, each with its own sheriff and booking records system.