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Red Lake County Release Outcomes

Red Lake County does not operate an adult jail. People arrested in the county are taken to the Northwest Regional Corrections Center, or NWRCC, in Crookston. Tri-County Community Corrections runs that regional jail for Red Lake, Polk, and Norman Counties. The official roster is a date-stamped view of people currently listed at NWRCC. It is not a release history. When a name drops from the PDF, the roster gives no release time, legal authority, or destination.

A release can mean several things. Some people leave after bond, dismissal, a court order, time served, or completion of a county sentence. Others leave NWRCC only because another authority takes custody. That next custodian could be the Minnesota Department of Corrections, another county, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, or Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Death, escape, and a corrected record can also remove a person from a current list. A disappearance alone never proves a return to the community.

Red Lake County Release Record Fields

Minnesota law preserves a more useful record than the public PDF. Minnesota Statutes section 641.05 requires a permanent jail record for each person committed to a jail. Its core fields include when and by whose authority the person was liberated. Minnesota Statutes section 13.82 also classifies key arrest, transfer, and release data as public. Together, those laws support a narrow request that distinguishes a true community release from a transfer.

The record should be matched to the correct person and stay. A full name, known alias, booking or incarceration date, date of birth, court file number, and originating agency can help staff find it. Sensitive identifiers belong in the private request, not in a public post. Ask only for the fields needed to show the custody sequence.

What does “liberated” mean? It means the jail’s authority over that custody entry ended. It does not, without a destination field, mean the person entered the community.

Note: A release record and a court order answer different questions, so keep both when the exact sequence matters.

Request Red Lake County Release Records

Tri-County Community Corrections publishes a Data Practices process and a linked request form. Responsible Authority Andrew Larson receives requests at 816 Marin Avenue, Suite 110, Crookston, MN 56716. The office may also be reached at 218-470-8148, by fax at 218-470-8135, or by email at andrew.larson@polkcountymn.gov. TCCC says it will identify whether it maintains the data, how the data are classified, and whether the requested format is available.

No fixed local copy charge or promised response time was published in the reviewed material. Inspection of public government data is generally free under section 13.03, while copies may carry lawful actual costs. Electronic delivery can limit copy costs. A request should cite sections 13.82 and 641.05 and ask for the release or transfer fields, not the full institutional file.

1. Identify the person and approximate NWRCC incarceration date. Add a court file or booking identifier if known.
2. Ask for the date and time custody began and ended, the authority for release, and any receiving agency.
3. Request the booking or incident identifier and originating agency needed to connect the records.
4. Ask for the booking photograph separately under section 13.82, subdivision 26, if it is needed.
5. Request the legal classification for any withheld field and ask for referral if another agency keeps it.

Find Red Lake County Released Inmates

Start by identifying the custody system. A Red Lake County arrest is normally held at NWRCC, but a state sentence, federal prosecution, or immigration handoff belongs to a different locator. Name matches can mislead. Compare a middle name, birth date, incarceration date, court file, MNDOC number, BOP register number, or A-number where the official system permits it.

1. Check the current NWRCC roster. Presence shows a current listing as of the PDF date. Absence proves nothing by itself.
2. Search Minnesota VINE for a matching county custody event. Note the agency, status, and event shown.
3. Call NWRCC at 218-470-8100. For immediate routing, its sergeant’s office is available around the clock at 218-470-8149 or 218-470-8150.
4. Request the permanent release or transfer entry in writing. Ask when custody ended, under what authority, and where the person went.
5. Read the Red Lake County court case through Minnesota Court Records Online for bond, dismissal, sentence, commitment, probation, or warrant entries.
6. If the record names another custodian, switch to MNDOC, BOP, ICE, or the named county system.

The same-day roster limitation is covered more closely on the Jail Releases: 24 Hours page. That page does not turn the current roster into a release list. It explains the direct records and notification fallback when no official feed exists.

Note: Write down the date, time, office, and exact statement when staff provide an urgent release confirmation by phone.

Red Lake County Roster Limits

The NWRCC page states that the roster updates Monday through Friday mornings. Its PDF covers local county charges, state contracts, and holds or warrants from other jurisdictions. It has no Red Lake County filter. A listed name is not automatically tied to a Red Lake County case, even though the facility serves the county. The charge and court file must establish jurisdiction.

The official roster fields are a photo, inmate name, incarceration date, date of birth, and controlling charge. It omits the booking number, booking county, release date, release time, release type, destination, and archive control. A Friday PDF may remain online through the weekend. A later removal still does not say whether the person posted bond, moved to MNDOC, entered ICE custody, or left for another reason.

The official NWRCC roster source shows that current-only design:

The dated page helps establish what was posted at capture time, while the permanent record remains the source for the later release event.

Red Lake County MNDOC Release Search

The Minnesota Department of Corrections Locator covers adults committed to the Commissioner who remain under department jurisdiction. That includes people in prison and many people released from prison onto supervised release. It does not serve as an archive of Red Lake County jail stays. Someone held only at NWRCC will not appear merely because of that detention.

Search by first and last name or MNDOC Offender ID. Associated or old names and prefix matching may help. New sentences can take several business days to appear. The detail record can contain an MNDOC ID, DOC name, aliases, birth date, current status, highest-ranked offense, court file numbers, and applicable sentence or release information. The exact label on a future date depends on the populated record and should not be guessed.

The official MNDOC form and scope notice show the state search entry:

This state tool becomes relevant after commitment to MNDOC, not when a person simply leaves the regional county jail.

Red Lake County Release Orders

The jail record proves when physical custody ended. The court record explains why. Red Lake County District Court is part of Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District. Minnesota Court Records Online can show case details, a Register of Actions, hearing entries, and eligible public documents. Release-related entries can include bail terms, a warrant cancellation, dismissal, sentence, jail credit, state commitment, probation, revocation, or discharge.

For a bond release, pair the judge’s order with the NWRCC timestamp. For time served, compare the sentence with the permanent liberation entry. A commitment order explains why a person left the regional roster but entered MNDOC custody. Certified orders come from Court Administration, not from a screenshot of the public calendar.

Time served

Credit or a sentence outcome that ends the custodial portion.

Discharge

The end of a sentence or supervision authority, depending on the record.

Detainer

A request or legal basis for another authority to hold or receive the person.

Expungement

A court process that seals qualifying records from public view.

Red Lake Release Search Gaps

Remote MCRO name search has an important local trap. Pending criminal matters are not available through defendant-name search. A case number, citation number, or attorney information may be needed. Exact-name behavior and remote access rules can also hide a case that is visible by another search path or at a courthouse terminal. A dismissed matter that remains pending for system purposes can share that limit.

The Red Lake County daily calendar posts each business day and updates during the day. It is only a schedule. It does not prove that a hearing occurred, that a judge ordered release, or that NWRCC completed the physical release. A no-result screen may reflect access limits, protected data, an old case, or a spelling issue. It is not proof that no case or release exists.

Note: Use the case number from a jail or MNDOC record when a remote name search does not reveal the court file.

Bond Releases from Red Lake County

NWRCC’s official FAQ separates business-hours bail from after-hours handling. During business hours, bail routes to the appropriate Court Administration. After hours, it may be deposited through the inmate account. If that account has a negative balance, the deposit must cover both the negative amount and the bail. Because terms and balances can change, the facility and court should confirm the live amount and process.

Bond ends the jail stay under stated conditions. It does not end the criminal case and does not equal dismissal or acquittal. The court order carries the conditions, while the NWRCC record shows when the person actually left. If another warrant or detainer exists, satisfying one bond may not produce a community release. Ask the facility whether any other authority received custody.

Getting Home After Red Lake Release

The regional arrangement creates a practical gap. NWRCC is in Crookston, outside Red Lake County, while the arrest, court case, and local probation contacts may be in Red Lake Falls. A person released into the community may need transportation across county lines. No official discharge pickup, waiting point, or release-hour schedule was found.

Tri-Valley Opportunity Council’s T.H.E. Bus offers general public curb-to-curb transportation in Polk and Red Lake Counties. MnDOT lists Tri-Valley Heartland Express at 218-281-5832. Riders must check current service hours and reserve as required. The service should not be treated as an instant ride from the jail exit.

Can family wait for a set release time? NWRCC does not publish a general release-processing time or public waiting location. Confirm the actual status with the jail before making a trip.

Property After Red Lake County Release

NWRCC returns stored personal property during the release process. When property cannot leave with the person, pickup must be arranged. The facility states that uncollected stored property is treated as abandoned and disposed after 90 days. An authorization is generally required when another person will receive property or money. That request normally must be submitted 24 hours in advance, and the recipient must show photo identification and sign.

Commissary delivered after release follows a shorter rule. It may be picked up for ten days. The facility provides no refund, and unclaimed goods then become facility property. Available trust funds may also be used against a negative account balance. These rules make prompt contact important, but they do not explain whether the person was released to the community or transferred. The release record answers that separate question.

ICE Handoffs After Red Lake Release

NWRCC specifically tells readers to use the ICE Online Detainee Locator after an immigration detainee moves from the facility. That instruction matters because a county-jail release may be an agency handoff. First ask NWRCC for the transfer time, legal basis, and receiving authority. Then search ICE by a nine-digit A-number and country of birth, or by name, date of birth, and country of birth.

A no-result ICE screen does not prove community release. Data may lag, contain a different spelling, or sit outside the locator’s scope. Minors are not shown. For immigration hearing status rather than detention location, use the EOIR system with the A-number. The key is sequence: NWRCC transfer record first, receiving system second.

Why Red Lake Releases Start Elsewhere

The Red Lake County courthouse once had an attached jail, but the Minnesota Judicial Branch says it was removed. The regional NWRCC facility now serving the county opened in 2008. That history explains why a search for a “Red Lake County jail” leads to Crookston rather than an active jail at the Sheriff’s Office address in Red Lake Falls.

The Sheriff’s Office remains a valid arrest and county-records contact. It is not an operating detention facility. Commercial directories that label 124 Main Avenue as the current county jail misstate the local arrangement. Adult custody questions go to NWRCC, and local arrest records may route through Sheriff Mitch Bernstein’s office. Red Lake County must also not be confused with Red Lake Nation, a separate sovereign jurisdiction.

Red Lake Release Systems Compared

Each database answers a narrow question. Reading them as interchangeable creates the most common release errors. The local roster concerns current regional custody. Minnesota VINE reports county custody events. MNDOC concerns a state sentence and continuing department jurisdiction. Court records explain orders, while federal and immigration tools cover separate custodians.

Post-release supervision has its own terms. Probation is ordered by a court and may follow local confinement. Supervised release is the community portion of an executed Minnesota prison term. A limited Supervised Release Board handles only specified life, old indeterminate, and certain juvenile-at-offense cases. Ordinary modern prison releases do not all go before that board. The Red Lake County Probation & Parole page explains how to verify the right type without treating each release as parole.

Red Lake County Release Facilities

The local map includes the actual regional jail plus the offices and custody systems that a Red Lake County case can reach. The former jail and juvenile center are boundary pages because neither is an adult release-list substitute. State, federal, and immigration pages apply only after the case enters those systems.

• Northwest Regional Corrections Center holds Red Lake County adults and creates the local release or transfer entry.
• Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office / former courthouse jail site handles arrests and local records but is not an operating jail.
• Red River Valley Juvenile Center is a restricted juvenile facility, not an adult roster route.
• Minnesota Department of Corrections facilities statewide receive state commitments and track supervised releases under MNDOC jurisdiction.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities / federal custody apply after federal prosecution or designation.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody may follow an NWRCC immigration transfer.

Note: Red River Valley Juvenile Center records have special restrictions and should not be sought through an adult release search.