Renville County Jail Roster Fields
The official Renville County inmate roster is the county in-custody list at Renville County Jail custody roster. It is a public list rather than a fielded search form. The roster page shows a time stamp for the custody snapshot, and the researched page showed an in-custody time stamp for June 23, 2026. A name search is done with the browser's find tool. There are no visible first-name, last-name, booking-number, or date filters on the roster page.
The roster covers people housed by the Renville County Jail, including people arrested by the Sheriff's Office or by police departments in the county. It can show court-pending charges, warrants, sentenced custody, boarder status, and federal BOP holds. It does not replace MCRO court case records, the Minnesota DOC Public Viewer, VINELink notifications, or the federal BOP inmate locator.
The Renville County inmate-list landing page points readers to the public roster.
The landing page matters when the direct custody roster changes, because it is the Sheriff's public entry point for Renville County inmate records.
| Field / Column | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo | Image | No | A mugshot or photo placeholder appears with each listed person. |
| MNI | Number | No | Master Name Index number used by the jail system. |
| Name | Text | No | Last, first, and middle names are shown in roster rows. |
| Sex and age | Code / number | No | Observed sex codes include M and F; age appears as a number. |
| Booking # | Number | No | Booking identifier for the custody event. |
| Intake Date | Date / time | No | Observed format was month-day-year with time. |
| Charges and Bail/Bond | Text / money | No | Charge lines can include offense level, status label, statute, description, amount, conditions, bail received, and bond received. |
Use Renville County Inmate Search
Because the Renville County inmate roster is a list, the fastest workflow is to open the roster, use browser find, and then read the full row. Names may be listed with a middle name or middle initial, so a last-name search may work better than a full-name search. If the person is not shown, check whether the person may be in state prison, federal custody, recently released, or not yet booked.
- Open the Renville County in-custody roster and note the custody time stamp near the top of the page.
- Use browser find to search by last name. Try fewer letters if spelling, hyphenation, or a middle name may differ.
- Read the roster row for MNI, booking number, intake date, charge lines, status labels, and bail or bond fields.
- If the charge line references a court case or warrant, search MCRO or the sheriff warrant list for the related court record.
- If the person is not local, check DOC, VINELink, or BOP tools before calling the jail.
The direct Renville in-custody roster shows the row-level jail data used for local inmate records.
The roster is most useful for current local custody, while the court file explains later case events such as pleas, hearings, disposition, and sentence.
Renville County Inmate Profile Data
A Renville County inmate record is a custody snapshot, not a complete criminal history. The sample row in the research showed MNI 83481, a named inmate, sex, age, booking number, intake date, two charge lines, and bail/bond fields with zero values. Other observed status labels included FEDERAL INMATE - BOP Hold, WARRANT, SENTENCED, BOARDER, and BOND/BAIL SET. Offense level codes included F, M, G, and one numeric level on a warrant row.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| MNI | Master Name Index number tied to the person in the jail system. |
| Booking number | The jail booking event, such as the observed booking number 12451. |
| Intake date | Date and time the person entered custody for the listed booking. |
| Charge line | Offense level, custody or case status, statute number, and a short charge description. |
| Bail/Bond | Amount, conditional-release notation, bail received, and bond received fields. |
| Custody label | Local status such as court-pending, warrant, sentenced, boarder, or federal hold. |
Charge descriptions on the jail roster should be read with care. The court record, not the roster row alone, shows the formal court path after filing, including hearings, motions, pleas, orders, and case outcome. For the court side of a booking, use Renville County arrest records and court charges.
Renville County Jail Contact
The jail is the local facility for Renville County inmate records. The county states that the current jail opened in 2008, has 72 beds, and houses people arrested in Renville County whether the arrest was made by the Sheriff's Office or by a county police department. The jail page also describes booking, housing units, health services, meals, commissary, and programs.
The Renville County Jail page gives the facility details used for custody, mail, programs, and visitation.
The jail page is the best official source for rule changes before a visit, mailing, or deposit.
Renville County Jail
104 4th Street S.
Olivia, MN 56277
Jail: 320-523-3600
Video visitation is Saturday through Thursday, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Renville County Sheriff's Office
105 S. 5th St., Suite 210
Olivia, MN 56277
Non-emergency: 320-523-1161
Records request phone: 320-523-3794; fax: 320-523-3787.
Renville County Booking Process
At booking, the jail collects identity, medical, and mental-health information. The person is fingerprinted, photographed, and in some cases provides DNA. Jail staff issue clothing, bed linens, and hygiene products. Personal clothing is stored until release. Money is deposited into the inmate trust account, and the person is assigned to a housing unit with cells and beds.
The jail provides three meals per day and may allow canteen purchases. Health services are provided by on-site nurses and on-site or off-site physicians, with mental-health services as needed. People serving a sentence may be subject to a booking fee and Pay-To-Stay fee under Minnesota law. Huber or work-release inmates may have urine-testing requirements at their own expense.
Renville County Jail lists programming such as chemical dependency treatment, anger management, Bible study, worship service, parenting class, library, AA, NA, GED through Adult Basic Education, individualized help, Safe Avenues support, art class, and one-on-one staff guidance. The jail also says it is working on personal development, basic household finance, and re-entry programs.
Renville County Custody Channels
Local custody and prison custody are different records. The Renville County roster shows county jail status. The Minnesota DOC Public Viewer is for adults committed to the Commissioner of Corrections and still under DOC jurisdiction. DOC warns that newly sentenced people may take several business days to display. The Minnesota DOC search page links offender and fugitive tools.
The Minnesota DOC Public Viewer is separate from the county jail roster.
Use DOC search when the person has moved from Renville County jail custody into state prison or state supervision.
The Minnesota DOC search individuals and fugitives page is another state-level custody route.
The state page helps separate local jail questions from prison, supervision, and fugitive locator questions.
VINELink is also listed by the jail as a victim notification and custody-information tool for Minnesota DOC or county jail custody. The toll-free number in the jail research is 1-877-MN-4-VINE. Federal inmates are searched through BOP tools, which matters because the Renville roster can show a FEDERAL INMATE - BOP Hold label.
The VINELink victim notification service supports notification by phone or email.
VINELink is useful for custody-change notice, while the roster remains the local snapshot.
Renville County Inmate Visitation
Renville County Jail currently uses video visitation unless an on-site visit is pre-approved by Jail CRS or Jail Administration. Dispatch initiates visits, and heavy law-enforcement traffic or 911 calls may delay visits. Visits are 20 minutes. If no one is waiting, an extension may be requested. An inmate is allowed one 20-minute visit or extension, and additional visitors for the same inmate may be allowed when no one else is waiting.
| Visit type | Days | Times | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video visitation | Saturday through Thursday | 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.; 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. | No on-site visitation currently unless pre-approved. |
| Friday evening | Friday | None | The official rule says no Friday evening visitation. |
| Pre-arraigned inmates | Next regular visitation time | Next listed window | Immediate family only before arraignment. |
Visitors must show picture ID with name and current address, state their relationship to the inmate, dress appropriately, and avoid yelling or extreme profanity. One visitor may use a station unless accompanying a minor. Children under 18 must be with an adult, and a non-guardian adult needs guardian permission with a signed form.
Note: Visits may be monitored and ended for rule violations or urgent jail operations.
Renville County Inmate Mail
Mail should be addressed to the inmate's full name, C/O Renville County Jail, 104 4th Street S., Olivia, MN 56277. All incoming and outgoing mail is subject to search and inspection. Privileged mail from attorneys, court officers, the Minnesota Department of Corrections, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, or elected officials is opened in the inmate's presence, but it is still subject to search.
General mail will not be delivered if it contains material meant for a person protected by an OFP, HRO, or no-contact order, sexually explicit material, gang-related content, plans to commit crimes, stickers, stamps, perfume, foreign materials, code, or encouragement of violence. Do not mail cash. Inmates who have had initial appearance generally have access to email, phone, and voicemail. Public callers cannot call directly into an inmate. Voicemail for inmates is handled at 320-400-3018, and dire emergency messages may be requested through the jail at 320-523-3600.
| Deposit option | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Jail public entrance | Drop money off at the jail public entrance. |
| U.S. Mail money order | Make the money order payable to the inmate and mail it to the jail address with the inmate name. |
| Communications account | Use Reliance Telephone for phone and text deposits. |
For sentence reporting, bring photo identification, medical insurance information, all currently prescribed medications, and required stay fees. Do not bring weapons, a cell phone, tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs, papers other than legal documents, or over-the-counter medications.