Perham Police Jail

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The Perham Police Jail is located at 525 West Main Street in Perham, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Perham Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Perham Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that could help others would be appreciated.

Perham Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Perham Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can get info about anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information quicker if you have their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Perham Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, street address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process can take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, it depends on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate must determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Perham Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name to the Perham Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be put into the log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Perham Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Perham Police Jail at 218-346-4452 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Perham Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make 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 cellphones at Perham Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 of age and is not related to 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 Perham Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Perham 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 Perham 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 Perham 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Otter Tail County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and any of the documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the Otter Tail County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Perham Police Jail inmates can change at any time, so it would be best to visit the Perham Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Perham 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 Perham Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 218-346-4452 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 Perham Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Perham Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear 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, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 218-346-4452

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all 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 Perham Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where 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 calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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