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Murray County Jail Information

Address

Murray County Jail
2500 28th Street
Slayton, MN 56172

Phone Number

Phone: (507) 836-6168

The Murray County Jail is located at 2500 28th Street in Slayton, MN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Murray County Sheriff’s Department.

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

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Murray County Jail Inmate Search

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

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

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Murray County Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information on anyone arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Murray County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Murray County Jail is made up of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the phone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged can take from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get let go. It also depends on if you have a bond amount or if the judge still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, 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 know the date of your release, expect to get released in the morning.

Murray County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give information about each visitor to the Murray County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Murray County Jail change often, so call the official Murray County Jail at (507) 836-6168 before you try to go to visitation.

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

To visit an inmate at the Murray County Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Murray County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Murray County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Murray 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 Murray County Jail is:

Murray County Jail
2500 28th Street
Slayton, MN 56172

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Murray County Jail
2500 28th Street
Slayton, MN 56172

The Murray County Jail mail policy changes frequently, so we suggest that you check the official Murray County Jail site before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Murray 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 Murray 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check the court records on the website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind 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 first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you check the Murray County Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Murray 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 Murray County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (507) 836-6168 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 Murray County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items 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 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Murray County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (507) 836-6168

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Murray County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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