Carver County Jail Mugshots and Daily Roster

Carver County jail mugshots and inmate booking records are available through a daily PDF roster published by the Carver County Sheriff's Office in Chaska, Minnesota. The roster updates each morning with the previous day's data and is organized by day of the week. It shows names, addresses, ages, booking dates, charges with statute numbers, bail amounts, and custody status. Booking photos are available by request through the jail or county data practices office. This guide explains how to access the daily roster, search for specific inmates, request official mugshots, and what Minnesota law permits when it comes to these public records.

Carver County Jail in Chaska

The Carver County Jail is at 606 East 4th Street in Chaska, with a capacity of 111 inmates. Jail Administrator Jonathan Gray oversees facility operations. The jail handles felony and gross misdemeanor cases, as well as misdemeanors. Phone contacts for the facility are the Sheriff's main line at 952-361-1212 and the jail directly at 952-361-1145. You can also reach the jail by email at jailadm@co.carver.mn.us. Custody inquiries are accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The jail recently changed its phone service from Securus to NCIC Inmate Communications. Families who had accounts with Securus need to set up new accounts. Video visitation runs through Reliance Connect, and free on-site video visitation hours are available for certain time slots. Inmate accounts can be funded at a lobby kiosk using cash or a credit card, or by mailing a money order to the facility.

The Carver County Jail Services page covers everything from visiting hours to phone and commissary setup. The screenshot below shows the VINE inmate locator, which covers Carver County for statewide searches.

VINE lets you search for inmates by name across Minnesota facilities including Carver County. The Jail FAQ page answers common questions from families and defendants.

Access the Carver County Daily Inmate Roster

The Carver County daily inmate roster is available at carvercountymn.gov/departments/county-sheriff/jail-services/daily-inmate-roster. The page shows tabs for each day of the week. Click the tab for the day you want to view, and a PDF opens with that day's roster. The previous day's roster is posted by 6:00 AM each morning. The county keeps a 7-day rotation, so you can review rosters from the past week.

Since the roster is a PDF, there is no live search function. Use Ctrl+F within the PDF viewer to search for a specific name. Each entry includes full name, home address, age, booking date and time, whether the person has been released and when, the custody status, the arresting agency, charges with statute numbers, and bail amount. The level of detail is thorough. An archived version of the roster is also maintained at gis.co.carver.mn.us/digital_docs/SHRF/roster.

For statewide inmate tracking, the VINE inmate locator covers Carver County and can alert you to custody changes. For inmates transferred to state prison, use the MNDOC Offender Locator.

How to Request Carver County Jail Mugshots

Booking photos from Carver County are not included in the public PDF roster. To get a mugshot, contact the jail at 952-361-1145 or email jailadm@co.carver.mn.us. For a formal written request, address it to Carver County Jail, 606 East 4th Street, Chaska, MN 55318, Attention: Media Relations - Inmate Mugshot Request. Paper copies cost $0.25 per page.

Booking photos are public data under Minnesota Statute 13.82, which is the section of the Government Data Practices Act that covers arrest data. Carver County also lists this connection explicitly in its documentation, noting that inmate data is public under Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Section 13.82. The county must respond to data requests within 10 business days under Minnesota Statute 13.03.

For data practices questions, Carver County's data practices page is at carvercountymn.gov/government/data-practices. You can also contact the Minnesota Information Policy Division for guidance if you need help navigating the process.

Minnesota Law and Carver County Jail Records

Carver County operates its jail under the same set of Minnesota statutes that apply statewide. Minnesota Statute 641.05 requires the sheriff to keep a jail register for everyone in custody. Minnesota Statute 641.08 defines public access rights for those records. Carver County publishes a daily roster in direct response to these requirements.

The county specifically references Section 13.82 of the Government Data Practices Act as the legal basis for its roster. That section classifies arrest data as public. This includes names, booking dates, charges, and photos taken at the time of booking. Most Carver County jail inmates are pre-trial detainees, so arrest data rules apply rather than the stricter correctional data rules found in Section 13.85.

Court records for Carver County are searchable through the Minnesota Trial Court Public Access portal. Criminal background checks for Carver County residents run $8 through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at chs.state.mn.us. Visiting hours for the jail vary by housing unit. Check the visiting hours page for current schedules.

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