No Lyon County 24-Hour Feed
No official Lyon County page lists everyone released during a rolling 24-hour period. The county instead links a Current Lyon County Jail Roster, and its direct report is titled “In Custody List.” The county says that roster refreshes every 12 hours. Its purpose and cadence matter. It is a snapshot of people the jail currently reports in custody, not an archive of exits and not a same-day release log.
When a name disappears, the sound conclusion is that the person no longer appears on the current roster. The change alone does not show whether the person went home, entered a release program, or moved to MNDOC, another county, federal custody, or immigration custody. For a release today, use Lyon Jail Records or a matching VINE release event. A court order supplies legal authority, but the jail record supplies the actual processing time and disposition.
Check Lyon County 24-Hour Releases
Start with the custody system that actually held the person. The sequence below is for a recent Lyon County Jail episode. It does not replace the MNDOC Public Viewer for a state-prison discharge or federal records for a federal sentence. Work from current custody toward the event record, then use the court file for the reason behind the jail action.
- Open the official roster landing page and the direct In Custody List. Read every charge and status if the person remains listed.
- Search Minnesota VINE for the person and select the Lyon County facility record. Read “release,” “bond release,” “court-order release,” and “transfer” as different events.
- Call Jail Reception or Jail Records at 507-929-6623, or Sheriff Records at 507-929-6621, when the exact same-day status matters.
- Request the actual release date and time, disposition, and receiving agency or destination if that data is public.
- Check the Lyon criminal case in MCRO for the order, dismissal, sentence, or other court action that explains the custody change.
For a search centered on one known person rather than everyone who left today, the Lyon County released inmate search path also separates county, state, federal, and court sources. This avoids forcing a county-only workflow onto a person who was transferred to another system.
Note: A VINE county release event confirms that custody episode ended, but another hold may still produce an immediate transfer.
Lyon County 24-Hour Release Fields
There is no official “What the 24-Hour Release List Shows” schema because Lyon County has no such list. The table distinguishes fields visible on the live roster from the event fields a same-day requester needs. Keeping those two sets apart is crucial. A booking time identifies entry into custody, while an actual release time identifies the exit. One cannot stand in for the other.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Report date | When the current In Custody List was generated, not when a person left. |
| Name and booking photograph | Identity clues for a current roster entry; the roster is not a past-photo archive. |
| Booking date and time | When the Lyon custody episode began. |
| Arresting agency | The agency tied to the arrest, which may not be the final releasing authority. |
| Charge and per-charge status | The state of each count; one released count does not prove the person left the jail. |
| Sentence date and “Actual Completion Date” | Roster labels that may be blank or future-facing and are not a verified door time. |
| Actual release date, time, and disposition | Target fields to ask Jail Records for when verifying a same-day release. |
| Destination or receiving agency | When public, distinguishes community release from transfer. |
The direct Lyon County In Custody List shows how charge status and the completion label are arranged in the current report.
The image helps identify available fields, but its “In Custody List” heading controls how the report should be read.
Request Lyon County Release Records
A focused records request is the best fallback when no same-day feed exists and an exact event must be documented. Use the Lyon County Sheriff data-request page and describe a narrow custody episode. Give the full name, known aliases, birth date if known, booking-date range, arresting agency, booking number, and court file number. Ask for existing data rather than requiring staff to create a new report.
Useful wording asks for the booking sheet and jail custody record showing admission date and time, actual release date and time, release disposition or reason, and destination or receiving agency if public. Electronic delivery can be requested, along with a cost estimate before chargeable work. If part of the record is protected, ask the custodian to separate and redact it while releasing the public portion. Minnesota data law can protect medical, psychological, financial, safety, informant, investigative, or security data.
The county does not promise a set response time on the reviewed page. Sheriff Eric Wallen is the responsible authority for county sheriff data. A formal request creates a documented answer, but an urgent same-day check should begin with Jail Records and VINE. The official records page pictured below identifies the county contacts and request materials.
The records route is also the way to ask whether an existing release log covers a defined date range.
Note: Roster absence is not a retention rule; Lyon County publishes no online archive duration for past jail entries.
Lyon County Release Time
Lyon County’s policy gives a concrete practice for scheduled sentenced releases. Sentenced inmates are processed at approximately 8:00 a.m. on the scheduled date, and pickup occurs through the jail’s front lobby after 8. Processing may keep the person from walking out at that exact time. The policy is a planning point, not a promise of a timestamp.
This Lyon County release practice does not govern every bond or immediate court-order release. Those events depend on the order, completion of jail processing, and any other active hold. A person may also remain in custody despite reaching a sentence date if another case or agency supplies authority to hold or transfer them. The event record still controls the final conclusion.
The official Lyon County Jail Policies page is the source for the scheduled-release and front-lobby procedure.
The policy image gives practical timing while also showing why a planned release must be checked against actual processing.
Lyon County Release Transportation
Community Transit serves Marshall and nearby counties through route and dial-a-ride service. Its published schedules can help plan a ride after a Lyon County release, but no reviewed source confirms a stop at the jail door. Confirm the pickup point and trip details with the provider before relying on that option. The Marshall-area contact is 507-537-1416.
A ride plan should allow for processing delay. The jail is beside the courthouse and connected to the Law Enforcement Center, yet that setting does not make transit automatic. A family pickup, provider-arranged trip, or another plan should be coordinated only after the release event and exit location are confirmed. Someone transferred to another custodian will not use the community route expected for a person leaving through the front lobby.
Current service details come from Community Transit routes and hours; check the provider rather than assuming a fixed jail pickup.
Note: Release processing can shift a planned pickup, so confirm both the jail exit and the transportation meeting point.
Lyon County Bond Release
Bond can end the Lyon County Jail custody episode while the criminal case remains pending. During the courthouse business period, bail is posted with the Court Administrator on the courthouse third floor. After hours, the jail front lobby handles the process through the on-duty sergeant or correctional officer. Personal checks are not accepted. A bondsman is available only if the court order permits that option.
The change in posting location is useful for same-day release planning, but payment does not establish the actual exit time. Staff must process the order, and another charge, warrant, detainer, or hold may prevent community release. VINE may later classify the event as bond release, while the jail record supplies the Lyon County release transaction. MCRO preserves the court-side authority and future case steps.
Lyon County Release Roster Traps
The Lyon roster’s most important data quirk is that “Status” appears at the charge level. A person can have “Released Own PR,” “Time Served,” “Chg Dismissed,” or “Book/Release” beside one count while another count keeps the person on the overall In Custody List. Do not lift one label out of that structure and call it a physical release.
“Actual Completion Date” also needs care. It can be blank or show a future scheduled completion date. That makes it unsuitable as a silent substitute for a verified release timestamp. Read all counts, the report title, and the current inclusion together. Then confirm the event through VINE or Jail Records. This is especially vital within a 24-hour window, when the roster’s stated 12-hour refresh can trail actual operations.
Lyon County Release Destinations
A verified exit from Lyon County custody can lead to several distinct outcomes. Bond, personal recognizance, court order, time served, or sentence completion may send a person to the community. Work or school release can permit time outside the facility without final discharge. A state sentence can send the person to MNDOC, while another-county, federal, immigration, or warrant authority can receive custody.
For state prison, use the MNDOC Public Viewer and preserve its exact “Current Status” and “Anticipated Release Date” labels. For federal custody, use BOP records and the federal docket. VINE covers the county-jail event but does not follow a person into MNDOC prison notification. The wider Lyon County 72-Hour Release List process is better when the relevant event may have occurred across several days.
Note: A transfer ends the Lyon jail episode while custody continues, so destination is part of a sound release check.