This is a private reference site, not the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff's Office, jail, court, or any public records office. This site cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the official contacts below for those tasks.
Official Places to Start
Lake of the Woods County does not publish an official searchable county jail roster in the researched county pages. For current jail questions, records requests, and court follow-up, start with the agency that holds the record or manages the process.
- Lake of the Woods County Sheriff's Office and Jail: 206 8th Ave SE, Suite #300, Baudette, MN 56623. Phone: 218-634-1143.
- Sheriff's Records Division: 206 8th Ave SE, Suite #300, Baudette, MN 56623. Email: LE.Records@co.lotw.mn.us. Public data requests are reviewed under Minnesota public-records rules, including Minn. Stat. 13.03 and 13.82.
- Government Center hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Lake of the Woods County District Court: 206 8th Avenue SE, Suite #250, Baudette, MN 56623. Phone: 218-634-1451.
- Lake of the Woods County Attorney: Michelle E. Moren, 206 8th Ave SE, Suite #240, Baudette, MN 56623.
Use the route that matches the question:
- For a person who may be in the local jail, use jail inmate records guidance and call 218-634-1143 when online sources do not answer the question.
- For booking-photo context or access limits, read the jail roster mugshots page before assuming a photo is posted online.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the district court contact above.
- For the local detention facility, use the Lake of the Woods County Jail page.
- For a sentenced Minnesota prisoner, search the MNDOC public locator.
- For federal sentenced custody, use the BOP inmate locator. For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS. Minnesota custody notifications may also be available through Minnesota VINE.