Minong Police Jail

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The Minong Police Jail is located at 123 Fifth Avenue in Minong, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Minong Police Department.

This guide tells you info about everything you might want to know about the Minong Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give info you need to make the process easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and any tips or comments that might be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Minong Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Minong Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info about anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Minong Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Minong Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

You will have to answer some questions, such as your full name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be discharged in the morning.

Minong Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list each visitor’s name to the Minong Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate. Every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 715-466-2266 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Minong Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Minong Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Minong Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Minong 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 Minong 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 Minong 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 think you might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Washburn County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file containing a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Minong Police Jail change frequently, so you should check the Minong Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Minong 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 Minong Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 715-466-2266 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 Minong Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Minong Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and 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 break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Minong Police Jail phone number is: 715-466-2266

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Minong Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 is 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 significantly on calling your inmate. 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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