Big Stone County Sheriff's Office Overview
The Big Stone County Sheriff's Department is the county law-enforcement office in Ortonville. It handles local arrest routing, warrant and payment questions, public contact, and sheriff-held records. Research for this project did not locate a separate Big Stone County jail building, public jail lobby, in-county inmate roster, or licensed bed count.
The defining source point is the Minnesota Department of Corrections regional/county jail consolidation study, which identifies Big Stone County as not having a jail facility. That means people arrested in Big Stone County may be processed locally and then housed in a neighboring or contracted jail. For current custody, use the sheriff first, then the actual housing jail, VINE, court records, or the Minnesota DOC locator depending on the custody stage.
The official Big Stone County sheriff page is a matching source image for this facility page. The page at Big Stone County Sheriff's Department shows the local contact point, posted office hours, and sheriff information.
Use that official page for the sheriff's office contact path, not as proof of a jail roster or inmate visiting location.
Big Stone County Sheriff's Office Capacity and Population
The sheriff's office should not be described as a jail with beds. The sourced population fact is that Big Stone County has no local jail beds located in the research, and no local jail average daily population was published as a Big Stone County jail figure. The county's 2024 financial statement listed payments to Traverse County and Stevens County, which supports the regional-service context without proving a specific per-inmate housing contract amount.
How to Look Up a Big Stone County Arrestee
There is no located Big Stone County jail roster to open from the sheriff's page. The correct lookup path starts with the sheriff's office, then moves to the roster or locator that matches the person's actual custody status.
- Call the Big Stone County Sheriff's Department at (320) 839-3558 and ask whether the person was arrested locally, released, transferred, or held for court.
- Check the Traverse County Jail page and official roster if the person may be housed in Wheaton or held for another agency.
- Check the Lac qui Parle County Jail custody list if the sheriff indicates a Madison housing route.
- Use Minnesota VINE for custody status and release or transfer notification.
- Use the Minnesota DOC Locator if the person was sentenced to the Commissioner of Corrections or is under DOC supervision.
- Use Big Stone County court records after jail arrest when the question is what charges were filed in District Court.
Big Stone County Sheriff's Office Address and Contact
The sheriff's office is the practical county contact for arrest routing, warrant-payment questions, jail pay-to-stay questions, and written data-practices requests for sheriff-held records. Emergency calls should go to 911.
Big Stone County Sheriff's Office
11 SE 2nd Street, Suite 101
Ortonville, MN 56278
(320) 839-3558
Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; weekend hours may vary.
Visiting Someone Through Big Stone County Custody
The sheriff's office is not a jail visiting site. Call before traveling to Ortonville if the goal is to visit someone in custody, because the person may be housed at Traverse County Jail, Lac qui Parle County Jail, or another facility named by the sheriff. Follow the rules of the actual housing jail.
| Agency or Facility | Visiting Status | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| Big Stone County Sheriff's Office | No jail visiting schedule located | Call (320) 839-3558 for custody routing. |
| Traverse County Jail | No official visiting schedule located in research | Confirm custody on the roster, then call before travel. |
| Lac qui Parle County Jail | Tuesday-Thursday 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; Friday 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | Call (320) 598-3720 and follow Madison jail rules. |
Mail, Phone, and Money for Big Stone County Arrestees
Mail, phone, video, and commissary rules follow the housing jail, not the sheriff's office in Ortonville. The sheriff's online-payment page lists jail pay-to-stay fees and warrant payments, but the research did not locate a Big Stone County jail commissary vendor, phone vendor, inmate-mail format, or deposit fee schedule.
| Service | Documented Status |
|---|---|
| Inmate Mail Address | No Big Stone County jail mail format located; ask the actual housing facility. |
| Phone or Video Vendor | No Big Stone County jail vendor located. |
| Money Deposit | No Big Stone County jail commissary deposit vendor located. |
| Jail Pay-to-Stay | Listed on the official sheriff online-payment page; processing and transaction fees apply. |
| Warrant Payment | Listed on the official sheriff online-payment page; confirm the obligation before paying. |
Booking and Intake After a Big Stone County Arrest
A Big Stone County arrest can begin with local law enforcement documenting public arrest data, identifying the person, and deciding the next custody step. Because no Big Stone County jail facility was located, the receiving jail may create the roster entry, booking number, booking photo, intake time, charge display, and bond fields. This split is why a person can have a Big Stone County case but appear on a different county roster.
About Big Stone County Sheriff's Office
The sheriff's office anchors local custody research, but jail conditions and programs must be tied to the actual receiving facility. Minnesota Rules chapter 2911 and Minnesota Statutes section 241.021 govern jail standards, inspections, and reporting for licensed correctional facilities. For Big Stone County, the relevant recent reform context is the December 20, 2024 DOC consolidation study identifying the county as one without a jail facility.
Note: Confirm the actual housing jail before sending mail, posting funds, or driving to a visiting lobby.