Waseca County Jail Inmate Roster Lookup

Waseca County Jail Overview

Waseca County Jail is operated by the Waseca County Sheriff's Office. The jail is in the Waseca County Security Building at 122 3rd Avenue NW in Waseca, just west of the Waseca County Courthouse. The sheriff's public materials identify Sheriff Jay Dulas as the county sheriff, list Dan Mocol as jail administrator in the staff directory, and describe jail operations as one of the Sheriff's Office duties along with patrol, investigations, court security, prisoner transport, civil process, and service of warrants and court orders.

The facility serves a local custody role. People booked there may be awaiting a Waseca County District Court appearance, held on a local sentence, awaiting transfer, or listed with a status such as Pending, Court/Pending, or Sentenced on the public roster. It is not a Minnesota DOC state prison and it is not the federal prison in Waseca. State prisoners are searched through the Minnesota Department of Corrections public viewer, and federal prisoners are searched through the BOP locator.

The official county jail page is the key local source for the jail location, visitation rules, property limits, and roster link. The Waseca County Jail page ties those custody details to the sheriff-operated facility.

That county page is the source for the local visitation schedule, visitor conduct rules, cash-only money drop-off language, book restrictions, and the roster PDF link.

Waseca County Jail Capacity and Population

The county's public sheriff page says Waseca County maintains a jail that can hold up to 25 inmates. Minnesota DOC inspection materials give the regulated number in more detail. The 2026 DOC inspection, inspected May 21, 2026, lists Waseca County Jail as a secure local jail with 24 approved secure coed beds and 19 operational beds. The same 2026 inspection includes a condition that the facility should not hold females. That distinction matters because the county's public capacity statement and DOC's inspection terms are not worded the same way.

Population sources are also snapshots. The Waseca County Jail Roster Report dated June 18, 2026 showed 5 numbered current entries. The Minnesota DOC FY2025 Performance Report listed Waseca County Jail average daily population at 10.09, total jail expenditures at $1,086,318.98, and an operational capacity percent of 80%. Those numbers describe the local jail only; they do not include the much larger Federal Correctional Institution Waseca.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Waseca County Jail

The correct online starting point is the official Waseca County Jail Roster Report PDF. It is not an interactive vendor database. The inspected report was a free public PDF with no login, account, payment, dropdown filters, booking-number search, or profile pages. Use the PDF viewer's find tool for a name, arresting agency, or charge text, then read the full entry because fields can wrap across lines.

1. Open the Waseca County Jail page or the direct roster PDF and check the report date at the top.
2. Use browser or PDF find for the person's last name, first name, arresting agency, or charge wording.
3. Review the entry fields: name, date and time of booking, arresting agency, charges, status, sentence date, and projected release date.
4. If the person is missing, call the Sheriff's Office at (507) 835-0510 or the 24/7 non-emergency line at (507) 835-0500 before assuming release.

A missing name can mean the person has been released, booked after the PDF was posted, transferred to another county, committed to Minnesota DOC, held by BOP, or detained in an immigration system. For release notifications from county jail, Minnesota DOC says Minnesota VINE is available through VINELink or 877-664-8463. No official Waseca County Sheriff or Waseca Police mobile app was located in the research, so do not rely on an app-only roster.

Waseca County Jail Address and Contact

For custody confirmation, visitor questions, property rules, and local records questions, contact the Waseca County Sheriff's Office or jail directly. The county does not publish a dedicated sheriff records-request web form in the reviewed sources, so the practical local route for booking records, reports, or booking-photo questions is the Sheriff's Office under Minnesota Government Data Practices Act procedures.

Visiting Someone at Waseca County Jail

Waseca County publishes fixed in-person visiting windows. Visits are 30 minutes, and each inmate may have a maximum of two visits per visiting day. Visitors must be 18 or older and show valid state-issued or active-duty military photo identification. Minors may visit only with a parent or legal guardian, and that adult must remain in the booth for the full visit. Visitors must be drug and alcohol free, and intoxicated visitors may be denied.

The jail page is unusually specific about conduct. Loud or belligerent talking is not accepted, and if the jailer can hear the conversation, the visitor is considered too loud. No food or drinks are allowed in the visiting booth. If a visitor leaves the booth during a visit, the visitor will not be readmitted. The reviewed county pages did not publish an online scheduling vendor or a current remote video visitation system. A 2022 DOC inspection said video visitation was not an option because of lack of open day-room space, which should be treated as an inspection finding rather than a current vendor rule.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Waseca County Jail

The county jail page publishes limited property and money rules. Money may be dropped off for inmates, and the jail accepts cash only. The reviewed official sources did not identify an online deposit vendor, kiosk, commissary company, deposit fee, phone provider, or video visitation provider. Inmates cannot receive incoming calls directly, so urgent messages should go through the jail only if staff say that is appropriate.

Book rules are more specific. Paperback books may be accepted if they are new and come with a receipt. The jail page says those books become jail property when the inmate is released. Hardcover books, magazines, newspapers, puzzle books, and books containing nudity, gang affiliation, or drug-use images are not accepted. Because the source material does not publish a broader mail policy, confirm the current mailing format, envelope rules, and banned items with the jail before sending anything valuable.

Booking and Intake at Waseca County Jail

Waseca County does not publish a detailed public booking manual, but the roster and DOC inspections show the local intake path. A person may arrive after arrest by the Waseca County Sheriff's Office, Waseca Police, Janesville Police, New Richland Police, or another agency. Jail staff record identity, booking date and time, arresting agency, charges, status, sentence date, and projected release date when applicable. Those are the fields visible on the public roster PDF.

Minnesota Rule chapter 2911 requires medical screening at admission. The 2024 Waseca inspection found medical-screening elements that needed updates, including alcohol/drug-use inquiry and tuberculosis symptom items. The 2026 inspection confirms the jail has an intake/booking room, but it notes that the room is undersized and doubles as staff offices. The public roster does not show housing unit, classification, bond amount, court date, booking number, date of birth, or a mugshot.

About Waseca County Jail

The Waseca jail building is old by current detention standards. DOC inspection materials say it was built in 1970 and has aging infrastructure concerns. The 2026 inspection reported no fire suppression system in the jail, antiquated lighting and vents, water damage around fixtures, custom-fitting issues for toilet and sink combinations, and an undersized booking area. The 2024 inspection also noted poor sight lines, limited inmate day-area lighting, limited recreation/program space, and a nurse's office that doubles as an exam room.

The inspection trend is part of the local story. In 2024, Minnesota DOC placed the facility on annual inspections because physical plant concerns were increasing with age. In 2026, mandatory rules were listed at 100% compliance and essential rules at 98.04%, with essential findings involving administrative segregation review documentation and volunteer orientation acknowledgments. The 2026 report also says facility administration had received approval to move forward with a new 72-hour hold facility. Local news in April 2026 reported county discussion of a $35 million Justice Center, but the DOC inspection is the most concrete official source for the current jail condition and short-term facility plan.