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Becker County Jail Overview

Becker County Jail is located in Detroit Lakes and is operated by the Becker County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's jail page identifies Sheriff Todd Glander, Jail Administrator Paula Peterson, Assistant Jail Administrator and PREA Coordinator Christopher Burton, and Program Coordinator Scott Kotaska. The facility is the county's primary jail, not a state prison, federal prison, ICE detention center, or separate regional lockup.

The jail holds sentenced and pre-sentenced inmates in maximum, medium, and minimum security classifications. County research identifies the local population as pretrial detainees, sentenced county inmates serving up to one year, municipal arrestees from Detroit Lakes and surrounding Becker County towns, male and female adults, limited youthful holding, Huber or STS participants, and some Minnesota DOC work release or Institution Community Work Crew offenders working at sites in the county.

The official Becker County jail page is the best source for the facility's local contact block and leadership information.

The facility page and the broader sheriff's site should be used together because the jail's program, visitation, mail, money, and public-service rules are published across several official county pages.

Address, Phone, and Operator

Use the Stony Road address for jail business such as visiting, jail public services, and custody questions. The Law Enforcement Center on Lake Avenue is the sheriff's administrative office and should not be substituted for the jail address unless a county notice specifically says to report there.

Capacity, ADP, and Housing Units

The sheriff's page and the 2024 PREA final audit describe Becker County Jail as a 186-bed facility. The PREA audit gives the most current official population detail located in the research: an average daily population of 57 for the prior 12 months, 67 people in custody on the first day of the onsite audit, a current population figure of 62 in the facility information table, and 13 inmate housing units. The audit also states the jail was not over capacity during the prior 12 months.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Becker County Jail

The correct public lookup for this county jail is the Becker County Inmate In-Custody List. It attempts updates every 30 minutes and shows current local custody entries. The list has no search fields, so use browser find for a last name or scan the alphabetical roster. A person transferred to the Minnesota Department of Corrections should be searched in the MNDOC locator instead.

1. Open the county Inmate In-Custody List and read the disclaimer about accuracy, timing, and identity confirmation.
2. Search the page with browser find or scroll the roster by last name.
3. Use "More/Less Info" or "Expand All" to open the booking details.
4. Review the name, age, booking date, estimated release date if shown, mugshot thumbnail, and offense list.
5. Call Becker County Jail at 218-847-2939 when custody, release, bond, or transfer information must be current.

Federal and immigration custody are separate. Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator for sentenced federal prisoners, the U.S. Marshals District of Minnesota for federal pretrial routing, and ICE ODLS for immigration detainees. No BOP prison, ICE detention center, or separate U.S. Marshals contract facility was located in Becker County research.

Visiting Someone at Becker County Jail

Becker County Jail provides non-contact social visits onsite by kiosk and online from home. Visitors need valid state picture ID and must be pre-approved. An inmate can change the visitor list on the first Monday of each month, and the jail limits social visiting to one adult during a single visit. Minor children must be children of the inmate and accompanied by an approved adult. Social visits can last up to 20 minutes.

Visitors may not bring tobacco, cell phones, purses, packages, food, or beverages into the jail building during visiting. Visitors with warrants are not allowed. People named in an order for protection or harassment order involving the inmate cannot visit that inmate. Dress, behavior, intoxication, noise, or safety issues can cause a visit to be denied or ended.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Becker County Jail

The county's inmate information page details jail mail, money, phone, visitation, property, release times, and program rules. Mail and money rules are detailed because the jail separates legal mail, nonlegal mail, mailed funds, lobby deposits, commissary, and phone-card purchases. Always confirm the person is still housed at Becker County Jail before sending funds or mail because transfers and releases can change quickly.

Booking, Intake, and Release Basics

A typical Becker County Jail booking can begin with an arrest by the Sheriff's Office, Detroit Lakes Police Department, a tribal or local agency, or another law-enforcement agency. Intake may include identity checks, property handling, medical assessment, booking photo, roster posting, classification, and housing assignment. The county roster attempts updates every 30 minutes, but the Sheriff's Office warns that online information can be delayed or incomplete.

The jail publishes specific release-to-the-street times: 7:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. Transports to and from other agencies are separate. Property left behind or waiting for pickup must be collected within 30 days or it may be disposed of, and clothing drop-off requires prior administrative approval.

Huber, STS, EHM, and Jail Programs

Becker County Jail publishes detailed work-release and Sentencing to Service rules. Huber or work release is for sentenced individuals who are maintaining or obtaining employment, subject to jail policy approval. People with holds from other counties do not receive Huber privileges. The Programs Office number for Huber, STS, and volunteer or program questions is 218-847-2939 #6.

The official Huber and STS page explains reporting, fees, medical clearance, work schedule documentation, and travel restrictions.

Research from the county page lists a $135 cash check-in amount for employed Huber status, made up of a $120 deposit and $15 urinalysis fee, plus a $20 per day Huber fee. GPS monitoring may require a $90 deposit and $15 per day. Full boarding was listed at $55 per day with a $385 deposit, but Becker County states it is currently not accepting boarders. Sentenced people reporting for jail time should bring court commitment paperwork, current work schedule, pay stubs, driver's license, vehicle and insurance information when relevant, prescription medication in original pharmacy packaging, medical insurance card, and funds for fees.

STS allows eligible sentenced minimum-security inmates to work supervised crews that provide services throughout the county and in jails. The county also describes in-house STS for certain unsentenced minimum or medium inmates or sentenced inmates with restrictions. A negative urinalysis and paperwork are required before STS status.

PREA, Medical, and Jail Conditions

The 2024 PREA final audit is the strongest recent official conditions document located for Becker County Jail. It states the facility met 45 PREA standards, exceeded zero standards, and had zero standards not met. The audit also lists Advanced Correctional Healthcare as the jail health-services provider, with jailnurse@co.becker.mn.us and 218-847-2939 as health-service contact information in the audit material.

The jail's PREA policy states zero tolerance for sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Reports can be made to staff, by sealed letter, through written inmate communication, through the grievance system, to a Shift Supervisor, to jail administration, to the Sheriff's Office, or through Lakes Crisis & Resource Center. Third-party reporting material is available through Becker County Jail's PREA form.

The PREA audit's population snapshot reported no youthful inmates on the audit day, though the facility is approved for limited juvenile holding for 24 hours excluding weekends and holidays. The audit also noted both women/girls and men/boys in the population designation, an age range of 18-99, and minimum, medium, and maximum custody levels. No official jail overcrowding litigation, consent decree, DOJ investigation, jail death litigation, new jail construction vote, or closure plan was located in the official sources inspected for the research file.