The St. Croix County Inmate Population
The St. Croix County inmate population has two local pieces that should not be merged. The St. Croix County Jail in Hudson is the sheriff-operated county jail for new arrests, pretrial detention, short local sentences, warrants, probation or parole holds, and people held for agencies accepted by the jail. The jail roster is the right place to start when a person was arrested in Hudson, New Richmond, River Falls, or another St. Croix County community.
The second facility in the county is St. Croix Correctional Center in New Richmond. It is run by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and holds sentenced adult men in state custody. A person there is searched in the Wisconsin DOC Locator, not in the county jail roster. This split is the central fact for St. Croix County inmate lookup work.
St. Croix County Inmate Population Statistics
Vera Institute/Incarceration Trends county data gives the strongest public series located for St. Croix County jail population and capacity. The figures below are not described as a sheriff dashboard. They are county rows in the Vera dataset, which the research file treats as the usable high-authority source for recent jail population work. The 2025 row lists 107 total jail population and 185 beds of rated capacity.
Recent demographic fields are thinner. Vera lists a 2024 male jail population of 98.25 and a female jail population of 15, but race, pretrial, sentenced, admissions, and average-stay fields were blank in the newest rows inspected. Those missing fields matter because they limit what can be said with confidence about who makes up the St. Croix County inmate population.
| Measure | Figure | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Recent rated jail capacity | 185 beds | Vera county CSV, 2021-2025 rows |
| 2025 total jail population | 107 | Vera county CSV, 2025 row |
| 2024 total jail population | 113.5 | Vera county CSV, 2024 row |
| 2024 male jail population | 98.25 | Vera county CSV, 2024 row |
| 2024 female jail population | 15 | Vera county CSV, 2024 row |
| 2024 jail population rate | 181.75 per 100,000 residents age 15-64 | Vera county CSV, 2024 row |
St. Croix County Jail Population Trends
The recent St. Croix County inmate population trend is a rise from the lower 2021 count to a 2024 peak, followed by a modest drop in the 2025 row. Vera reports 86 in 2021, 99 in 2022, 110.5 in 2023, 113.5 in 2024, and 107 in 2025. Each of those years is below the 185-bed capacity listed in the same dataset.
The county research did not locate a jail annual report with daily booking totals, average length of stay, staffing ratios, or a sheriff-published overcrowding finding. For that reason, the most accurate reading is narrow: the public data shows a recent St. Croix County jail population below the Vera capacity figure, with no official overcrowding litigation or construction bond located in the inspected sources.
| Year | Jail population | Rated capacity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107 | 185 | Below rated capacity in Vera row |
| 2024 | 113.5 | 185 | Highest recent row inspected |
| 2023 | 110.5 | 185 | Similar to 2024 |
| 2022 | 99 | 185 | Rising from 2021 |
| 2021 | 86 | 185 | Lower recent level |
| 2019 | 115 | 172 | Pre-2020 comparison row |
Laws Governing St. Croix County Jail Records
Wisconsin public-records law is the baseline for St. Croix County jail records, roster records, booking photographs, and jail data requests. The law favors public access, but it also allows limits for juveniles, sealed records, safety issues, active investigations, and other statutory or balancing-test reasons. The county roster and the county public-records process should be used together when a record is not posted online.
Key Wisconsin authorities:
Wis. Stat. § 19.31 states Wisconsin's policy in favor of public access to government records.
Wis. Stat. § 19.35 gives requesters the right to inspect and obtain copies, subject to legal limits.
Wis. Stat. § 19.36 covers limitations and exceptions that may restrict some jail or law-enforcement records.
Wis. Admin. Code DOC ch. 350 sets state jail-facility standards for county jail operations.
Search the St. Croix County Jail Roster
The official online path for the current St. Croix County inmate population in county jail custody is the St. Croix County Sheriff Zuercher inmate route. The portal is a public sheriff portal, not an outside reposting service. It supports more than a name-only search. Static inspection found filters for name, race, sex, cell block, arrest date, held-for agency, in-custody date, and release date.
The roster can show current custody and some release-date filtering when the portal configuration exposes the data. The county did not publish a refresh schedule or a rule for how long released inmates remain visible. If the timing is urgent, call the jail instead of relying only on a web row.
The inmate roster screenshot in the research manifest comes from the public Zuercher inmate route and shows the filter-and-results format used for county jail searches.
The search fields shown there match the county-specific roster inventory, which is why St. Croix County jail searches should start broad and then narrow by date, sex, held-for agency, or release date only when needed.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Unspecified | Best first search when spelling is known |
| Race | Dropdown | Unspecified | Options supplied by the portal |
| Sex | Dropdown | Unspecified | Useful for common names |
| Cell Block | Dropdown | Unspecified | Housing labels are portal-controlled |
| Arrest Date | Date | Unspecified | Narrows recent arrests |
| Held For Agency | Dropdown | Unspecified | Shows which agency is responsible for the hold |
| Release Date | Date | Unspecified | Can help with released records if exposed |
How to Search St. Croix County Inmates
A good St. Croix County inmate search starts with fewer filters. A name search is usually more forgiving than a full set of demographic fields, especially when the spelling, booking date, or held-for agency is not known. If the person is not found, remove filters before deciding the person is not in custody.
- Open the St. Croix County Sheriff Zuercher inmate route.
- Search by name first, using fewer letters if spelling is uncertain.
- Add race, sex, arrest date, held-for agency, cell block, in-custody date, or release date only to narrow a large result set.
- Read the result row for mugshot status, name, race, sex, DOB or age, cell block, arrest date, held-for agency, and release date.
- Check the second row for hold reasons, which may explain a warrant, agency hold, or other custody reason.
- Call the St. Croix County Jail at 715-386-4752 if release, transfer, or booking timing matters.
What St. Croix County Inmate Records Show
The public roster inventory is row based. It should not be described as a full court case file or a complete criminal-history report. The research did not confirm booking number, per-charge bond, charge statute, court date, or warrant number fields in a live St. Croix County inmate profile. The confirmed public fields are enough for custody screening, but WCCA remains the better source for formal court charges.
| Roster field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Booking photo if available, or a generic icon if no public image appears |
| Name | Roster display name for the person in the row |
| Race and sex | Demographic fields supplied by the portal record |
| DOB or age | The template can show either value depending on portal settings |
| Cell block | Jail housing label if the jail exposes it |
| Arrest date | Date tied to the arrest or booking record |
| Held for agency | Agency responsible for the local hold or custody reason |
| Release date | Date of release when a release value is present |
| Hold reasons | Additional text below the row explaining custody reasons |
County Jail vs State Prison Lookup
The St. Croix County inmate population is often confused with the Wisconsin state prison population because the county has both a sheriff jail and a DOC correctional center. The county jail roster is for county custody. The Wisconsin DOC Locator is for sentenced DOC custody. The BOP and ICE locators cover federal or immigration custody.
| Custody type | Who it covers | Where to search |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Pretrial detainees, short sentences, local holds, warrants | St. Croix Sheriff Zuercher roster |
| State DOC | Sentenced adult prisoners, including St. Croix Correctional Center placements | Wisconsin DOC Locator |
| Federal prison | Federal prisoners and some historical federal records | BOP Inmate Locator |
| Immigration detention | ICE detainees searched by A-number or biographical data | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
| Notifications | Custody and release notifications where supported | Wisconsin VINELink |
St. Croix County Detention Facilities
Two facilities belong in the St. Croix County detention map. The first is the county jail in Hudson, which is the correct lookup point for new arrests and county custody. The second is the DOC correctional center in New Richmond, which is searched as state prison custody after sentencing and classification.
- St. Croix County Jail - county jail for adult pretrial detainees, local sentences, warrants, agency holds, and accepted county custody.
- St. Croix Correctional Center - Wisconsin DOC minimum-security correctional center for sentenced adult men, not a county booking jail.
St. Croix County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the St. Croix County inmate population? Vera county data lists 107 total jail population in the 2025 row and 113.5 in 2024. The same recent rows list 185 beds of rated capacity for the county jail. These are dataset figures, not a county-published daily dashboard.
How do I search the St. Croix County inmate population? Use the St. Croix County Sheriff Zuercher inmate route for county jail custody. Use the Wisconsin DOC Locator for sentenced DOC prisoners and the BOP or ICE locator for federal or immigration custody.
Can I look up a released inmate? The Zuercher template includes a release-date filter and release-date result field, but the county did not publish a retention period. For older jail records, use the county public-records process.
Does the roster show charges? The confirmed St. Croix roster fields focus on custody, demographics, arrest date, held-for agency, release date, mugshot status, and hold reasons. Formal filed charges are searched in WCCA after the District Attorney files a case.