Traverse County Jail Overview
Traverse County Jail is operated through the Traverse County Sheriff's Office and serves as a practical neighboring-county roster source for Big Stone County custody research. The Big Stone County 2024 summary financial statement listed Traverse County as a major payment recipient, which supports the broader regional-service relationship, although the summary does not itemize that payment as jail housing.
The jail is a licensed county jail according to the Minnesota DOC inspection material summarized in the research. A current capacity number was not located in the public roster or inspection material reviewed for this build, so this page does not publish a bed count. The public roster is useful because it shows both local prisoners and people held for other agencies.
The official Traverse roster landing page is the successful matching image for this facility. The page at Traverse County Sheriff's Office inmate roster links users to the current roster PDF.
For current names, booking dates, held-for status, bail fields, and charges, open the live PDF from the official landing page.
Traverse County Jail Capacity and Population
The public roster PDF inspected during research showed 5 total records on June 18, 2026. That is a point-in-time public roster count, not an annual average daily population and not a Big Stone County-only count. The 2025 DOC health and safety report listed 1 medical transport for Traverse, and the 2025 inspection found zero JJDPA violations and continued biennial inspection status.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Traverse County Jail
The Traverse roster is a PDF rather than a searchable form. It can still answer a Big Stone County custody question when the person is held in Traverse County or listed as held for another agency.
- Open the Traverse County inmate roster landing page.
- Follow the link to the current InmateRoster PDF.
- Use the browser or PDF viewer find command to search by last name, or read the roster rows manually.
- Check the Held For and holding-agency fields before assuming the case belongs to Traverse County.
- Review booking date, conditional bail amount, sentence end date, charge statutes, and charge descriptions.
- If the person is not listed, call the Big Stone County sheriff or check Lac qui Parle County Jail, VINE, or the DOC locator.
Traverse County Jail Address and Contact
The facility map identifies Traverse County Jail in Wheaton and lists the sheriff's phone. Because the research did not locate a full street-address line on the roster material, confirm the visiting entrance, mailing address, and delivery rules with the sheriff before sending anything or driving to the facility.
Traverse County Jail
Wheaton
MN 56296
(320) 563-4244
Call for jail information, visiting status, mail rules, and housing confirmation.
Visiting Someone at Traverse County Jail
A Traverse County public roster was located, but an official visiting schedule was not located in the sources reviewed. Do not assume a visiting day or walk-in window from another county's rules. Confirm custody on the roster and call the sheriff or jail before travel.
| Day or Topic | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Not located in reviewed official sources | Call first |
| Tuesday | Not located in reviewed official sources | Call first |
| Wednesday | Not located in reviewed official sources | Call first |
| Thursday | Not located in reviewed official sources | Call first |
| Friday-Sunday | Not located in reviewed official sources | Call first |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Traverse County Jail
The reviewed Traverse roster materials did not document an inmate-mail format, commissary deposit vendor, video provider, phone vendor, or deposit fee schedule. The roster should be used to confirm custody and the holding agency, then the jail should be contacted for current mail and payment rules.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Not located in reviewed official roster sources; call (320) 563-4244. |
| Phone / Video | Vendor and schedule not located in reviewed sources. |
| Money Deposit | Commissary vendor and fees not located in reviewed sources. |
| Bond | Roster may show a conditional bail amount, but call before paying. |
Booking and Intake at Traverse County Jail
The Traverse roster fields show what the jail makes public after intake. The PDF includes a front mugshot column, full name, age, booking date, held-for status, conditional bail amount, sentence end date, address under some names, holding agency, statute number, charge description, and total records. "Holding for Another Agency" is especially important for Big Stone County users because the physical jail and the court county may not match.
A person connected to Big Stone County may appear in Traverse data because of a warrant, a court order, a contract hold, or a transfer after local processing. Read the held-for and holding-agency fields before calling the court or trying to post bond. If the roster lists a different county or court, the release path may require that court's order even though the person is physically in Wheaton.
About Traverse County Jail
The 2025 Minnesota DOC inspection report kept Traverse County Jail on biennial inspection status and found zero JJDPA violations. Minnesota jail standards and reporting requirements are governed through DOC licensing and inspection authority. The research did not locate facility-specific program lists, mail vendors, or public capacity figures, so those details should be confirmed with the jail.
For Big Stone County readers, Traverse is best treated as a custody-confirmation source rather than a general Big Stone County records office. The roster can show who is in the jail on the day the PDF is printed, but Big Stone County arrest data still starts with the Big Stone County sheriff, and formal charges after a Big Stone County arrest are handled through Big Stone County District Court and MCRO.
Note: Roster rows can change quickly; confirm custody, visitation, and bond details directly before travel or payment.