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Fillmore County Jail Information

Address

Fillmore County Jail
901 Houston Street
Nw Preston, MN 55965

Phone Number

Phone: (507) 765-9950

The Fillmore County Jail is located at 901 Houston Street in Nw Preston, MN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Fillmore County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Fillmore County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Fillmore County court records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Fillmore County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member in jail and want to find them? Do you know a friend or family member who has been arrested and you want to find out what jail they’re in?

To search who is in jail at the Fillmore County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Fillmore County Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find the same information for anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get the information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Fillmore County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Fillmore County Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer some simple questions, like your full legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take from 15 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate must determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Fillmore County Jail Visitation

Inmates must give information about each visitor to the Fillmore County Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be put into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will have to provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Fillmore County Jail change often, so we suggest that you call the official Fillmore County Jail at (507) 765-9950 before you try to 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 someone at the Fillmore County Jail you have to be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Fillmore County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 Fillmore County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fillmore County 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Fillmore County Jail is:

Fillmore County Jail
901 Houston Street
Nw Preston, MN 55965

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Fillmore County Jail
901 Houston Street
Nw Preston, MN 55965

The mail policy at the Fillmore County Jail changes often, so it would be best to review the the Fillmore County Jail website before 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 Fillmore County 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 Fillmore County 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Fillmore County jail website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at the Fillmore County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates can change at any time, so it would be best to double check the Fillmore County Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fillmore County 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 Fillmore County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (507) 765-9950 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 Fillmore County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products including 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 Fillmore County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about 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 every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (507) 765-9950

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 the prices. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Fillmore County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call 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 jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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