Renville County Jail Overview
Renville County Jail is operated by the Renville County Sheriff's Office in Olivia, Minnesota. It is not in Redwood County, but it is part of the Redwood County detention map because the Redwood County Sheriff's Office 2025 annual report says the majority of Redwood inmate overflow is housed there. That makes Renville a practical search step for a Redwood County family member, attorney, or victim-notification user.
The official Renville jail page says the current jail opened in 2008 and is a 72-bed facility. The 2025 DOC inspection lists Renville County Jail at 500 E DePue Avenue in Olivia, with secure coed approved capacity and operational capacity figures. Use the DOC inspection address for facility mapping and Renville sheriff contact pages for phone and records contacts.
Renville's role should be described carefully. It is not the Redwood County Jail, and it does not replace Redwood County court records. It is a regional custody location that may physically house a person connected to Redwood County when Redwood's small jail is at or near its practical capacity. That is why both rosters may matter in the same search.
For Redwood County source confirmation, start with Sheriff Jason Jacobson's sheriff's office page, the Redwood County custody list, and Redwood County District Court before treating Renville housing as the whole record.
Renville County Jail Capacity
The 2025 Minnesota DOC inspection lists Renville County Jail with 72 approved secure coed beds and 64.80 operational capacity at 90 percent. This larger capacity is one reason Renville appears in Redwood County overflow research.
Capacity does not prove that a specific Redwood County inmate is in Renville. Always call Redwood County Jail first for a Redwood arrest, then confirm with Renville if staff identify an overflow or boarding placement.
Search Renville County Jail Roster
The correct Renville lookup source is the Renville County live custody list. It is similar to Redwood's roster: a report-style list with photo, MNI, name, sex, age, booking number, intake date, charges, and bail/bond fields. It is not a modern search form. Use browser find, then verify by phone.
- Search the Redwood County custody list first for a Redwood County arrest.
- If the person is missing, call Redwood County Jail and ask whether the person was boarded at Renville.
- Open the Renville custody list and use browser find for the name.
- Read charge and bail/bond comments carefully because Renville entries can include different agency labels or holds.
- Call Renville County Jail at 320-523-3600 when facility location or release route is unclear.
The Renville custody-list image shows the roster format used for inmates housed there.
The image supports the overflow search workflow because it shows Renville uses a public list with the same core custody fields.
Renville entries can include people held for Renville County, boarded inmates, and other agency-related statuses. A name match alone is not enough. Compare age, booking number, intake date, charge text, and agency context, then confirm with staff before posting money, scheduling a visit, or assuming a Redwood County release path.
Renville County Jail Contact
Use Renville contacts for facility-specific questions only after confirming the person is housed there. For case questions, bond orders, or Redwood County charges, Redwood County Jail, Redwood County District Court, and the Redwood County Attorney may still be the controlling offices.
Renville County Jail
500 E DePue Avenue
Olivia, MN 56277
Jail main: 320-523-3600
Renville County main: 320-523-1161
Inmate voicemail: 320-523-9996
Some Renville jail contact materials also reference 104 S 4th Street in Olivia. The research reconciles this by using the DOC inspection address for the jail facility and the sheriff records address for records requests. When in doubt, call before mailing or traveling.
Renville County Jail Records
Renville Sheriff's records page says records may be requested in person or by U.S. mail Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The listed records office is Renville County Sheriff's Office, 105 5th Street South, Suite 210, Olivia, MN 56277. The records phone is 320-523-3794, fax is 320-523-3787, and the page provides an email request route.
| Record task | Where to start |
|---|---|
| Redwood arrest, current location unknown | Call Redwood County Jail first. |
| Confirmed Renville housing | Check Renville custody list and call Renville jail. |
| Records generated by Renville | Use Renville Sheriff's records request route. |
| Formal Redwood court charges | Use MCRO and Redwood County District Court. |
Visiting Renville County Jail Inmates
The Redwood research focused on Renville as an overflow facility and did not capture a full Renville visiting schedule. Do not copy Redwood County visiting hours onto Renville. Check the official Renville jail page or call the jail before travel. If the person is a Redwood County boarder, also ask which county controls court transport and release instructions.
| Topic | Current instruction |
|---|---|
| Visit schedule | Confirm with Renville County Jail before travel. |
| Facility location | Use 500 E DePue Avenue for the DOC-inspected jail address. |
| Records office | 105 5th Street South, Suite 210, Olivia, MN 56277. |
| Redwood case questions | Confirm with Redwood County or court offices. |
Renville Jail Phone and Money
The research captured Renville jail phone, main county phone, program director, and inmate voicemail contacts, but it did not capture a full commissary vendor or deposit-fee schedule. Keep money questions specific. Ask Renville how to deposit funds for a person physically housed there, and ask Redwood or the court about Redwood County bond or release conditions.
This distinction prevents a common error: paying or calling the wrong agency. A person may be a Redwood County defendant while physically housed in Renville. Facility money and phone questions can belong to Renville; court and charge questions can still belong to Redwood County court and prosecutor records.
Renville's contact materials list the jail main number, county main number, program director, and inmate voicemail. Those numbers are useful for day-to-day facility questions. They do not prove which county controls a case, whether a Redwood County bail condition has changed, or whether a court transport has been scheduled.
Redwood Charges, Renville Housing
Renville County Jail housing does not turn a Redwood County case into a Renville County case. A Redwood arrest can remain under Redwood County court, prosecution, and sheriff records even when a person is boarded in Olivia. Renville's roster may show the custody record, while MCRO and Redwood County District Court show the criminal case. If the person is sentenced to the Commissioner of Corrections later, the MNDOC locator becomes the correct statewide source.
For victims and family members, Minnesota VINE and DOC/Haven notification routes may help track custody changes. Use these notification systems as alerts, not as certified court records.
Note: Call Redwood first for Redwood County case questions, then call Renville only after a boarding placement is confirmed.
Redwood Falls Police links both the Redwood County and Renville County in-custody lists from its public resources, which reinforces the practical two-roster workflow. That link pattern does not make Renville a Redwood office. It simply reflects how often neighboring custody information matters when Redwood's local jail capacity is limited.
The Renville page is therefore best used as a secondary facility page for Redwood County readers. It answers where a boarded person may be housed, how to check the Renville roster, and how to separate physical housing from the court and prosecution file.