Kittson County

The Detention Center

Kittson County Jail

• Operated byKittson County Sheriff's Office
• Address410 5th St. S., Hallock, MN 56728 (Sheriff's Office location, county's own site)
• Approved capacity6 beds, Secure Coed (MN DOC inspection report)
• Operational capacity5.10 beds at 85% of approved capacity (MN DOC inspection report)
• Population on inspection dayNot found in the 2026 DOC report
• VisitingTuesday-Wednesday 1:00-3:00 PM, Thursday evenings, and Sunday afternoons, with advance notice required — county Sheriff's Office page

Source: MN DOC Adult Facility Inspection Report — Kittson County, 2026 · checked 2026-09-18

• ✗The jail is named — not published
• ✗Who is in custody — not published
• ✗Beds and daily population — not published
• ✗What it costs taxpayers — not published
• ✗Deaths in custody — not published
• ✗PREA audits — not published
• ✗Independent inspection — not published
• ✗Who else it holds, and for how much — not published
• ✗How to post bond — not published
• ✗Phone, video and commissary rates — not published

This rates disclosure, not conduct — what Kittson County publishes about a jail its taxpayers own, checked 2026-09-18. Nothing here says the jail is run well or badly. Every mark moves the moment the county posts the document.

The Building

You paid for it. Here is what the record says it cost.

• Year builtNot found
• Original costNot found
• Paid for byNot found
• Beds6 approved (MN DOC inspection report, 2026); a "90 Day Lockup" class facility

The Sheriff

Sheriff Matt Vig

• Runs the jailYes — the elected sheriff, statewide pattern under Minn. Stat. 387.11 and 641.14
• How the office is filledElected, four-year term (Minn. Stat. 382.01), statewide pattern
• Source of nameConfirmed on the county's own site, spelled "Matt Vigg" there; the MN DOC's 2026 inspection report spells it "Matt Vig" — same office, spelling not independently resolved

Source: Kittson County Sheriff's Office · checked 2026-09-18

The Judges

Minnesota district judges are elected on a nonpartisan ballot to six-year terms, but most first reach the bench by gubernatorial appointment to a mid-term vacancy. Bail at first appearance is set by the court under Minn. R. Crim. P. 6.02.

Source: the state judiciary · checked 2026-09-18

The County Commissioners

They pay for the jail. The sheriff runs it.

• What they controlThe detention budget, the building itself, and the agreements that let other agencies rent its beds.
• What they don'tDay-to-day operations. The sheriff is separately elected and answers to voters, not to the board.
• The boardBoard of County Commissioners →
• Where the jail money is decidedAgendas and minutes →