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Barnes County Correctional Facility Information

Address

Barnes County Correctional Facility
491 2nd Avenue NE
Valley City, ND 58072

Phone Number

Phone Number: (701) 845-8532

The Barnes County Correctional Facility is located at 491 2nd Avenue NE in Valley City, ND and is a medium security county jail operated by the Barnes County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Barnes County Correctional Facility, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Barnes County Correctional Facility, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that would be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Barnes County Correctional Facility Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is locked up and want to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you want to locate them?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Barnes County Correctional Facility you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Barnes County Correctional Facility Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested, including status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Barnes County Correctional Facility Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Barnes County Correctional Facility takes you through each of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some questions, such as what is your full name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll 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.

They will let you make a phone call to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process will take between 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be freed. Also, it depends on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the judge has to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, expect to be released in the morning.

Barnes County Correctional Facility Visitation

The inmate must list each visitor’s name to the Barnes County Correctional Facility in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at (701) 845-8532 before you visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Barnes County Correctional Facility you must first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Barnes County Correctional Facility, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Barnes County Correctional Facility. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Barnes County Correctional Facility 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.

Mailing Address

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Barnes County Correctional Facility is:

Barnes County Correctional Facility
491 2nd Avenue NE
Valley City, ND 58072

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Barnes County Correctional Facility
491 2nd Avenue NE
Valley City, ND 58072

The Barnes County Correctional Facility inmate mail policy changes frequently, so we suggest that you check the site when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Barnes County Correctional Facility. 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 Barnes County Correctional Facility 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 court records on the Barnes County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Barnes County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Barnes County Correctional Facility are always changing, so visit the Barnes County Correctional Facility site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Barnes County Correctional Facility

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 Barnes County Correctional Facility uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (701) 845-8532 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 inmateâ€™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 Barnes County Correctional Facility store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Barnes County Correctional Facility are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The Barnes County Correctional Facility phone number is: (701) 845-8532

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each 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 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 Barnes County Correctional Facility. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 lower 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 calling 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 jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Barnes County Correctional Facility, click the link below.

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