Itasca County Jail

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The Itasca County Jail is located at 440 1st Avenue NE in Grand Rapids, MN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Itasca County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Itasca County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Itasca County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

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

Itasca County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Itasca County Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who have been arrested, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get info on anybody who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Itasca County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Itasca County Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

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

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. It also can depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge still needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Itasca County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s full name to the Itasca County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so call the official Itasca County Jail at (218) 327-0697 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Itasca County Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Itasca County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Itasca County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Itasca 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.

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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 Itasca 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 Itasca 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Itasca County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file containing a docket and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the Itasca County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail change frequently, so check the Itasca County Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Itasca 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 Itasca County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (218) 327-0697 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 Itasca County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Itasca County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Itasca County Jail phone number is: (218) 327-0697

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. 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 Itasca County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 figuring out 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 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 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 or prison 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 Itasca County Jail, click the link below.

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