Big Stone County has no independent jail

This changed. Big Stone County does NOT operate its own standalone jail. The Sheriff's Office (11 SE 2nd St, Suite 101, Ortonville, 320-839-3558) can only hold arrestees briefly (roughly under 72 hours) before transferring them elsewhere. A June 21, 2023 CBS News Minnesota report, relaying a Minnesota BCA investigation statement, explicitly states 'Big Stone County does not have a jail available' and that a Big Stone County arrestee was booked into the Lac qui Parle County Jail in Madison, MN instead. Lac qui Parle County's own official site (lqpcomn.gov) confirms it operates a jail/'In Custody' list, with Sheriff's Office phone 320-598-3720. Big Stone County's own official site (bigstonecounty.gov) has no jail-specific department page, consistent with this. Could not confirm this is an exclusive, permanent contract (case-by-case placement with other neighboring counties is possible), so treat Lac qui Parle as the currently-documented arrangement rather than a guaranteed sole contractor.