Minneapolis Jail Mugshots

Minneapolis jail mugshots come from the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center, which sits at 350 South 5th Street right in downtown Minneapolis. Anyone arrested in Minneapolis and held in custody gets booked there. The Minneapolis Police Department handles the initial arrest and booking process. After that, Hennepin County takes over custody and detention. If you want to find a booking photo or check who is currently in custody, the county jail roster and the Minneapolis Police arrest records page are your two main starting points. This page explains where to look and how to request records under Minnesota law.

Hennepin County Jail and Minneapolis Bookings

When someone gets arrested in Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Police Department takes them into custody. From there, the person is transported to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center at 350 South 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415. This is the main holding facility for Hennepin County, and it serves Minneapolis as well as dozens of surrounding cities. You can reach the jail directly at 612-348-5112. The county maintains the official inmate roster at co.hennepin.mn.us/jail, which is updated regularly and shows who is currently in custody.

Hennepin County is the most populous county in Minnesota. Its detention center handles a significant volume of bookings each year, given that Minneapolis is the state's largest city with around 430,000 residents. Jail mugshots taken at booking are part of the official arrest record. Under Minnesota Statute 13.82, arrest data is classified as public information. This means names, charges, booking dates, and in many cases booking photos may be accessible through official request channels.

Hennepin County uses the VINE system to let victims and the public track inmate custody status. You can register at vinelink.com to get notifications when someone is released or transferred. This service is free and available around the clock.

Minneapolis Police Department and Booking Process

The Minneapolis Police Department is headquartered at 501 1st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415. The Records Information Unit can be reached at 612-673-2961. Office hours run Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For non-emergency matters, you can also dial 311 or 612-673-3000.

The Minneapolis Police Department's public safety page is at minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/public-safety/police-public-safety/. From there you can find links to arrest records, report requests, and other data. The department maintains police reports going back to 1990. Arrest records contain only public data about adult offenders. They do not include nonpublic information, data from other agencies, court case dispositions, or juvenile arrest information.

The screenshot below is from the Minneapolis Police Department's public safety page, which is the starting point for accessing Minneapolis arrest records and booking information online.

The Minneapolis Police public safety portal provides access to the department's arrest data and data request tools.

This page is your entry point for finding arrest data, submitting data requests, and getting information about Minneapolis Police Department services.

When a Minneapolis officer makes an arrest, the process follows a set sequence. The officer takes the person to booking, where jail staff photograph and fingerprint them. The booking photo, also called a mugshot, becomes part of the official arrest record. That record includes the person's name, date of birth, charges, and arrest date. Charges can change later, and a booking does not mean a person has been convicted of anything.

How to Search Minneapolis Jail Mugshots

The Hennepin County inmate roster at co.hennepin.mn.us/jail is the most direct way to find current booking information and mugshots for Minneapolis arrestees. The roster lists people who are currently in custody at the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center. Searches can be done by name.

For historical arrest records, the Minneapolis Police Department's arrest records page at minneapolismn.gov/arrest-records is the right place to start. To use it, you need the full name and date of birth of the person you are searching for. The records page shown in the screenshot below shows how the department presents its data request options to the public.

The Minneapolis arrest records page lets you request booking and arrest data directly from the police department.

Use this page to search for arrest records connected to Minneapolis Police Department bookings going back to 1990.

The MNDOC Offender Locator at coms.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/ is useful if someone from Minneapolis has been convicted and transferred to state prison. That search tool shows current custody location and sentence details for people under the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

How to Request Minneapolis Booking Photos

To get a copy of a specific Minneapolis jail mugshot or arrest record, you submit a data practices request to the Minneapolis Police Department. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minn. Stat. 13.03), government records that are classified as public must be provided upon request. Booking photos of adults who have been arrested are generally public data under Minn. Stat. 13.82.

You can submit a request in several ways. The online public data request portal is at minneapolismn.gov/government/government-data/request-public-data/. In-person requests go to the Minneapolis Public Service Building at 505 Fourth Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415. Mail requests go to City Hall at 350 Fifth St. S., Room 130, Minneapolis, MN 55415. You can also call the Records Information Unit at 612-673-2961 with questions before submitting.

The city has 10 business days to respond to most data requests under state law. Some requests involving large amounts of data may take longer. The screenshot below shows the records request page where you start the process online.

The records request page is where you submit a formal data request to the Minneapolis Police Department for booking records and photos.

This is the starting point for any formal records request to the Minneapolis Police Department, including requests for arrest records and booking photos.

Copying fees run $0.25 per page for paper copies. Body camera video requests are handled separately. Traffic accident reports go through a different process. If you want information about a case that led to a conviction and state prison, contact the Minnesota Department of Corrections directly or use the MNDOC public viewer.

Nearby Cities

Minneapolis is surrounded by several large cities that also have jail mugshot information available. Each city links arrests to Hennepin County or another county jail depending on location.