This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, send money, or pull official booking records. Contact the responsible government office for those actions.
Official Steele County Contacts
Use the office that controls the record or custody question. The jail handles current custody and release routing. The sheriff records office handles sheriff reports and data requests. The court handles filed case records and hearing information.
Steele County Detention Center
2500 Alexander St. SW
Owatonna, MN 55060
507-446-7000
Office hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; facility hours 24/7
Steele County Sheriff’s Office
2500 Alexander St. SW
Owatonna, MN 55060
507-444-3800
Fax: 507-444-3894; tip line: 866-878-7964
Steele County District Court
Steele County courthouse contact through Minnesota Judicial Branch
507-686-7012
Statewide court line: 651-281-3219
Steele County Attorney's Office
303 South Cedar Ave.
Owatonna, MN 55060
507-444-7780
Email listed for data practices routing: SCAO@SteeleCountyMN.gov
Where to Look First
Choose the route that matches the question instead of sending one request to every office.
- For someone in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the Detention Center phone line.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and use sheriff or county data-request forms.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and MCRO.
- For facility rules, use the Steele County Detention Center facility page and the jail phone line.
- For a sentenced Minnesota prisoner, search the Minnesota Department of Corrections locator.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the BOP locator, U.S. Marshals District of Minnesota contacts, or ICE ODLS.