Hennepin County Busted Mugshots is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, verify a release, post bond, release a person, or retrieve an official booking record. Those questions must go directly to the custodian that holds the record.
Official Hennepin Custody and Record Contacts
For a current Hennepin County jail question, begin with the jail information channel. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office jail page links to the official roster, which covers current county-jail custody and people released in the previous seven days. Jail staff and the roster are the appropriate sources for a current status or a general photograph-request question.
Hennepin County Public Safety Facility
401 South 4th Avenue, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Jail information: 612-348-5112
Email: sheriff.jailinfo@hennepin.us
A formal request for existing public sheriff data, including a defined booking record or photograph, belongs with the HCSO Data Practices Office. Captain Spencer Bakke is the responsible-authority designee. The official portal is the preferred request path. Minnesota law allows inspection of public data without charge, while copy and retrieval charges may apply. The county does not promise a fixed response time for a photograph.
HCSO Data Practices Office
Captain Spencer Bakke
Phone: 612-348-8988
Email: sheriffsofficedatare@hennepin.us
Data Practices Office: 612-543-3515
Minneapolis City Hall, 350 South 5th Street, Room 30
Minneapolis, MN 55415
A booking record does not establish what happened in court. Use Minnesota Court Records Online for accessible public case material, or contact the Hennepin Records Center for court-record access and copies.
Hennepin Records Center
300 South 6th Street, #SK-0260
Minneapolis, MN 55487-0332
Phone: 612-348-6000
Use the route that matches the person’s custody state:
- For current Hennepin jail custody or a recent release, use the official roster or the jail information line.
- For an existing sheriff booking record or a county-held booking photograph, use the HCSO data-request portal with identifying details and a defined date range.
- For a court file, disposition, or certified court copy, use MCRO when available or the Hennepin Records Center. A released roster status is not a court disposition.
- For a person sentenced to or supervised by the state, use the Minnesota Department of Corrections offender locator, not the Hennepin jail roster.
- For county-custody release or transfer notifications where applicable, register with Minnesota VINE. VINE is a notification service, not a photograph source.
- For federal or immigration custody only when those systems apply, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
- For a general orientation to the official channels, the Home page combines Hennepin roster, booking, record, and court-source context.