Grafton Police Jail

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The Grafton Police Jail is located at 638 Cooper Avenue in Grafton, ND and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Grafton Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything related to the Grafton Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Grafton Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Walsh County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

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Who’s In Jail

The Grafton Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get the same information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Grafton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Grafton Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process may take between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, it will depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get released that morning.

Grafton Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Grafton Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors will have to provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 701-352-1411 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Grafton Police Jail you must have your name on their visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Grafton Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to the inmate, this 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 magazines to an inmate at the Grafton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Grafton 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 Grafton 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 Grafton 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Walsh County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Grafton Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so be sure to double check the Grafton Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Grafton 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 Grafton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 701-352-1411 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 Grafton Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Grafton Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated altogether.

The Grafton Police Jail phone number is: 701-352-1411

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all of the inmate phone calls are split 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 Grafton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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