Fessenden Police Jail

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The Fessenden Police Jail is located at 602 Railway Street South in Fessenden, ND and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Fessenden Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything related to the Fessenden Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Fessenden Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to others would be appreciated.

Fessenden Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Fessenden Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Fessenden Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Fessenden Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some basic questions, like your full name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the phone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process may take between 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, it might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge must figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Fessenden Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list information about each visitor to the Fessenden Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be put into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Fessenden Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the official Fessenden Police Jail at 701-547-3836 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Fessenden Police Jail you must be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Fessenden Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Fessenden Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fessenden Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Fessenden Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Fessenden Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records on the Wells County court website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Wells County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Fessenden Police Jail are always changing, so you should check the Fessenden Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fessenden Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Fessenden Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 701-547-3836 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Fessenden Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

All phone calls from the Fessenden Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 701-547-3836

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Fessenden Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Fessenden Police Jail, click the link below.

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