Lookup Wright County Jail Inmates

Wright County Jail Overview

Wright County Jail is the only full detention facility identified in the Wright County facility map for this build. It is operated by the Wright County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division as a local adult detention facility. The jail page says the facility incarcerates Wright County prisoners for up to one year, and the annual reports show the jail also handles work release, court movement, boarders, and some holds for outside agencies.

The jail opened in April 2009. Official sources describe a secure coed jail with direct-supervision housing pods and smaller indirect-supervision units for people who need more secure accommodation. Core support areas include a drive-through sally port, intake center, medical clinic, food service, laundry, loading dock, exercise, education, video visiting, Master Control, and jail administration.

The county's Jail and Law Enforcement Center facility listing provides the official facility address and map tools.

The facility listing matches the Law Enforcement Center campus used for jail, sheriff, and custody business.

Wright County Jail Population

The jail is licensed for 288 inmates. The 2022 Minnesota DOC inspection approved 288 secure coed beds and calculated operational capacity at 267.84. The 2024 annual report listed a 144.57 average daily population, while the Jail Census printed June 17, 2026 showed 173 total records. Those figures place the published counts below licensed capacity, though classification, sex separation, medical needs, and hold type can affect usable beds.

Look Up Wright County Jail Inmates

Wright County Jail inmate lookup uses the reports linked from the county jail page. The Jail Census is the current custody list. The Jail Media Report covers adults recently booked. Weekly Booking Data provides public booking details often requested from the jail. None of those inspected county sources used a separate public click-through profile.

1. Open the Wright County Jail page and select Jail Census for current custody.
2. Use the PDF search function for the last name or part of a long name.
3. Check held-for agency before assuming Wright County controls release.
4. Open Jail Media Report or Weekly Booking Data for recent booking details.
5. Call 763-684-2381 or 763-682-1162 if a same-day arrest, weekend booking, transfer, or release is not clear online.

People sentenced to Minnesota prison should be searched through MNDOC after transfer. Federal and immigration custody should be checked through BOP or ICE when the local held-for field points outside the county jail.

Wright County Jail Contact

The jail and sheriff's office are on the Braddock Avenue county campus in Buffalo. Use the jail line for inmate custody and visiting questions. Use the sheriff records process for copies of public law-enforcement or booking data.

Visiting Wright County Jail

Wright County Jail offers free on-site monitor visits and paid remote video visits. On-site visits last 20 minutes, allow two adults per visit, allow children, require current government-issued photo ID, and are limited to one visit per session. No visits are held on Sundays or the listed county holidays.

Mail, Phone, and Money

A detailed official mail-rule page was not located in the inspected source set, so avoid guessing about envelopes, scanning, or property rules. Use the jail address and call Wright County Jail before sending mail, photos, books, or other items. The jail page lists a new inmate voicemail number, 763-515-4160, and links InmateCanteen.com for remote visits and iCare.com for special meals.

Booking at Wright County Jail

Booking can begin with arrest by the sheriff, a city police department, Minnesota State Patrol, another county, or another authority. Intake can include identity confirmation, search, property inventory, booking photograph, fingerprints, medical or mental-health screening, booking-charge entry, and classification. The jail's secure design includes vehicle intake, medical space, Master Control, direct-supervision pods, and smaller units for higher-security needs.

The annual report also describes a satellite booking area tied to court operations. That function handles Rule 5 bookings, print cards, court information, commitments, good-time calculations, jail start dates, work-release questions, and pay-for-stay questions. It supports court processing, but it is not a separate overnight detention facility.

Wright County Jail Fees

The 2024 annual report and sheriff fee schedule document several custody-related costs. These are not bond amounts. They relate to pay-for-stay, booking, medical, work release, and GPS work-release fees.

About Wright County Jail

The 2024 annual report describes a broad program unit. Programs included MN Teen Challenge Treatment, Partners in Behavioral Treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Catholic worship, chaplain services, Gideon Ministry, Narcotics Anonymous, Pilot Outreach, recreation, Transitions, Veteran's Justice Outreach, Minnesota Work Force, IN2WORK, library, haircuts, and release planning for Wright County residents. The report listed 4,756 program hours, 25,778 inmates attending programs, 147 volunteers, and 1,089 volunteer hours.

The 2022 Minnesota DOC inspection found substantial compliance and 100 percent compliance on mandatory and essential chapters. It noted concerns about one well-being check and one controlled medication count, while also praising seven-day programming, a full-time social worker, and progressive operation. The jail page states zero tolerance for sexual abuse and harassment under PREA and gives reporting lines.