This is a private reference site, not a Sibley County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule jail visits, pull official booking records, or change court records. Use the official offices and locator systems below for those tasks.
Where to Check for Custody, Charges, or Records
Sibley County Sheriff's Office and Jail: 419 Harrison Street, Gaylord, MN 55334. Mailing address: P.O. Box 102, Gaylord, MN 55334. Main phone: 507-237-4330. Administration fax: 507-237-4307. Jail fax: 507-237-4334. Administrative hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; jail and dispatch operate 24/7. Sheriff Patrick Nienaber leads the office. Jail Administrator Lt. Aaron Louwagie is listed at 507-237-4337, and Records/Gun Permits contact Miranda Uecker is listed at 507-237-4396.
Sibley County data practices: the county responsible authority is Sibley County, 400 Court Avenue, Gaylord, MN 55334, 507-237-7800. Minnesota public-record access and law-enforcement data issues commonly involve Minn. Stat. §§ 13.03, 13.82, 13.85, and 13.055.
Pick the official channel based on the record type or custody system involved:
- For a person currently held in the county jail, start with the official jail roster at https://jail.sibleycounty.gov/ and the jail inmate records guide. Call 507-237-4330 if the roster is unclear or the person is not listed.
- For booking-photo context, use the county roster and the jail roster mugshots page. Minnesota booking photographs are addressed by Minn. Stat. § 13.82, subd. 26, but a current online roster is not a permanent photo archive.
- For charges filed after an arrest, check court records after a jail arrest, Minnesota Court Records Online at https://publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch, or Sibley County District Court at 400 Court Avenue, Gaylord, 507-237-4051. Court hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- For prosecution documents or local complaint information, use the Sibley County Attorney resources. County Attorney Donald E. Lannoye's office is at 400 Court Avenue, Gaylord, and the main number is 507-237-4144.
- For a specific local detention facility, use the Sibley County Jail page listed in the footer and verify visitor or release questions with the jail before traveling.
- For a sentenced Minnesota prisoner, use the Minnesota Department of Corrections public locator at https://coms.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/. That system is separate from the Sibley County Jail roster.
- For custody notifications, use Minnesota VINELink at https://vinelink.vineapps.com/state/MN.
- For a sentenced federal prisoner, search the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/. For immigration custody, use ICE's Online Detainee Locator at https://locator.ice.gov/odls/.