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This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible office below.


Official Brown County Contacts

The Brown County Sheriff's Office is at 15 South Washington Street, second floor, P.O. Box 877, New Ulm, with a main number of 507-233-6700. The Brown County Jail line is 507-233-6775, the jail administrator is 507-233-6767, and jail email is jail@browncountymn.gov. Brown County Community Corrections is at 1 South State Street, 507-233-6620, and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Brown County District Court is at 14 South State Street, third floor, 507-441-7020, during the same published weekday hours.

Choose the contact by the record or custody system involved.

  • For a released person or the sheriff event, the home page gives the full search and public-data request route.
  • For reporting after release, use Parole / Probation to distinguish county and DOC supervision.
  • For a same-day check, see Released Last 24 Hours and its no-feed fallback.
  • For a prospective date or alert, use Inmate Release Date and the VINELink Release Check.
  • For a state prisoner, search the official Minnesota DOC PublicViewer or call DOC Records Management at 651-361-7330.
  • For a county-jail VINE alert, call 877-664-8463; for DOC HAVEN assistance, call 800-657-3830.
  • For a federal or immigration matter, use the official BOP or ICE locator shown on the matching facility-system page.