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Mclean County Jail Information

Address

Mclean County Jail
712 5th Avenue
Washburn, ND 58577

Phone Number

Phone: (701) 462-8103

The Mclean County Jail is located at 712 5th Avenue in Washburn, ND and is a medium security county jail operated by the Mclean County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Mclean County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Mclean County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer info you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Mclean County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that has gone to jail and don’t know how to find them? Do you know a friend or family member that has been arrested and you want to find out what jail they’re in?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Mclean County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mclean County Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find info for anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information more quickly if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Mclean County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Mclean County Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some questions, like your full legal name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the telephone to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, plan to be released that morning.

Mclean County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give information about each visitor to the Mclean County Jail in advance of any visit. This information will go into a log of visitors for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at (701) 462-8103 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

Before you can visit someone at the Mclean County Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Mclean County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent 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 a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Mclean County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mclean 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Mclean County Jail, use this address:

Mclean County Jail
712 5th Avenue
Washburn, ND 58577

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Mclean County Jail
712 5th Avenue
Washburn, ND 58577

The inmate mail policy at the Mclean County Jail changes, so you should check the official Mclean County Jail site 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 Mclean 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 Mclean 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records on the website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail might change, so we suggest that you check the Mclean County Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mclean 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 Mclean County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (701) 462-8103 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 Mclean County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, 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 enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Mclean County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made at home. 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 there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden.

The Mclean County Jail phone number is: (701) 462-8103

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Mclean County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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