Motley Police Jail

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The Motley Police Jail is located at 316 United States Highway 10 South in Motley, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Motley Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything you might need to know about the Motley Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Morrison County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you need to make the process easier. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Motley Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Motley Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested, which includes status, and visiting schedule. You can also get information for anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown 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 name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Motley Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Motley Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to make a telephone call to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the judge still needs to figure out the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Motley Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Motley Police Jail in advance. This information will be put into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 218-352-6370 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Motley Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s 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.

No cellphones at Motley Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not 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 the 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 magazines to an inmate at the Motley Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Motley 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 Motley 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 Motley 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Motley Police Jail can change at any time, so be sure to check the Motley Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Motley 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 Motley Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 218-352-6370 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 Motley Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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 Motley Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

The Motley Police Jail phone number is: 218-352-6370

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Motley Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, 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 can save you money.

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

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