This privately operated reference site is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record for those services.
Official Offices and Search Paths
For a Wadena County jail record, contact the office that maintains Sheriff’s Office data. Records Management/Civil Process accepts requests Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Wadena County Sheriff’s Office / Jail
415 South Jefferson Street
Wadena, MN 56482
Jail: 218-631-7600
Records: 218-632-6059
Records email: wcso.records@wcmn.us
Records hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., excluding holidays
The question determines the correct route:
- For a released inmate or local release record, use the complete search and request process on the home page.
- For local probation or supervised-release routing, consult Post-Release Supervision and Todd–Wadena Community Corrections.
- Because no official Wadena recent-release feed was located, the 24-Hour Releases page explains timely alternatives.
- For a future date or custody-change notice, use the Release Date Lookup and VINE Inmate Check.
- For the local jail itself, open the Wadena County Detention Facility page.
- For a sentenced Minnesota prisoner, use the Minnesota Department of Corrections PublicViewer or contact MNDOC at 1450 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN 55108, 651-361-7200.
- For a federal prison or immigration custody matter, use the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System, as applicable.
Wadena County District Court, at 415 Jefferson Street South, Wadena, MN 56482, maintains official court records. Its phone is 218-631-7633, and counter hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.