Search Nobles County Booking Releases

Nobles County booking releases are published through the Nobles County Sheriff's Office inmate listing page. The Nobles County Jail at 1530 Airport Road in Worthington also houses inmates from neighboring counties including Pipestone and Rock, so the listing shows the holding agency for each person. Anyone can view this data free of charge. This page explains how to search Nobles County booking releases, what the inmate listing shows, and what supplemental tools are available for tracking a case through court.

Nobles County Sheriff's Office

The Nobles County Sheriff's Office is at 1530 Airport Road, Suite 100, Worthington, MN 56187. The main phone number is (507) 295-5400. For jail-specific inquiries, call (507) 295-5378. The fax number is (507) 372-5977. The sheriff's office runs the jail, processes all bookings, and maintains the public inmate listing.

The Nobles County Jail serves as a regional facility for southwest Minnesota. In addition to Nobles County detainees, the jail holds inmates from Pipestone County and Rock County under inter-county housing agreements. This is common in rural Minnesota, where small counties can reduce costs by contracting with a neighboring facility rather than running their own.

Nobles County Inmate Listing

The inmate listing at co.nobles.mn.us shows everyone currently held at the Nobles County Jail. Each entry includes the agency holding the inmate, the type of hold (pretrial, sentenced, hold for other agency, etc.), and the charges. This is particularly useful because it shows not just Nobles County bookings but also inmates from Pipestone and Rock counties who are housed here.

Knowing the type of hold helps you understand the inmate's situation. A pretrial hold means the person has not yet been convicted and is waiting for a court date. A sentenced hold means they are serving time. A hold for another agency means they may be released to that agency rather than to the general public when their time at Nobles is done.

Minnesota Statute 641.05 at revisor.mn.gov sets the operating standards for county jails like Nobles County, driving the record-keeping that makes public booking data available.

VINE and Custody Notifications

VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) at vinelink.com or 1-877-664-8463 covers the Nobles County Jail as part of Minnesota's statewide network. You can search by name or inmate ID to check current custody status. VINE also lets you register for automated alerts. If the person is released, transferred, or has any change in status, you get notified by phone, email, or text at no cost.

VINE is useful even if you are searching for someone from Pipestone or Rock County who is housed at Nobles. The system will show them as in custody and reflect their location correctly. When they are transferred back to their home county or released, VINE will send an alert to anyone registered for notifications on that person.

Court Records and Case Tracking

Nobles County District Court handles cases from Nobles County arrests. For Pipestone or Rock County inmates housed at Nobles, court cases are filed in their respective home counties. Use Minnesota Courts Records Online (MCRO) to check any of these cases for free. MCRO covers all Minnesota district courts, so you can look up cases in Nobles, Pipestone, or Rock County from one interface.

MCRO shows the formally filed charges, which may differ from what appears on the inmate listing. The inmate listing reflects the booking charge, while MCRO shows what the county attorney actually filed in the formal complaint. In some cases these are the same; in others, they differ based on what the prosecutor determined was supported by evidence.

Hearing dates, case status, and dispositions are all available in MCRO at no charge. For certified copies of court records, contact the relevant county court administration office directly.

Minnesota Law and Public Booking Data

Minnesota Statute 13.82 defines what law enforcement data is public. The name of an arrested person, the time and date of arrest, the charges, and the arresting agency are all public from the moment of arrest. The Nobles County inmate listing complies with this statute by making booking data available to anyone without restriction.

Minnesota Statute 13.85 protects private jail data. Medical records, financial account information, and treatment program details stay private and are not available through public data requests. The Nobles County Sheriff follows these rules when deciding what to include on the public listing and what to withhold.

Minn. Stat. 641.05 governs county jail operations statewide and sets documentation standards. These standards apply to the Nobles County Jail and drive the record-keeping practices that support the public inmate listing.

Statewide Criminal History Records

The Minnesota BCA Criminal History System provides statewide conviction records for $8 per search. Nobles County convictions appear in BCA records once a case reaches final disposition. The BCA system is useful for researching a person's full Minnesota criminal history, but it won't show current custody status or pending charges. For that, use VINE or the Nobles County inmate listing.

If you need to check for active warrants in Nobles County, contact the sheriff's office at (507) 295-5400 or check MCRO for any open court cases. Warrants can be issued without an arrest, so a person may have an active warrant and not currently be in custody.

Cities in Nobles County

No cities in Nobles County meet the population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. Worthington is the county seat and largest city with around 13,000 residents. Adrian, Ellsworth, and Rushmore are among the other communities but none reach the qualifying threshold.

Nearby Counties

Nobles County is in southwest Minnesota and borders several other counties, including some that send inmates to the Nobles County Jail.