Orono Police Jail

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The Orono Police Jail is located at 2730 Kelley Parkway in Orono, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Orono Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything related to the Orono Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Orono Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Hennepin County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that might be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Orono Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Orono Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find information for anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Orono Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Orono Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

The first step is that you will have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get released. It also might depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Orono Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Orono Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the official Orono Police Jail at 952-249-4700 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Orono Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Orono Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Orono Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Orono 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 Orono 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 Orono 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 access arrest warrants on the Hennepin County jail website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and all documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records online, or at the Hennepin County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Hennepin County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or 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 rules for sending funds to Orono Police Jail inmates are always changing, so review the Orono Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Orono 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 Orono Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 952-249-4700 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 Orono Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

All phone calls from the Orono Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 952-249-4700

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all 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 Orono 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 state prisons and local jails finding 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore 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 Orono Police Jail, click the link below.

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