Nelson County Jail

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The Nelson County Jail is located at 210 B Avenue. W. Suite 102 in Lakota, ND and is a medium security county jail operated by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Nelson County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and advice that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Nelson County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Nelson County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get the same information on anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Nelson County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Nelson County Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you have to answer some simple questions, like your full name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to use the phone to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. This process takes between 30 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Nelson County Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Nelson County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Nelson County Jail visitation procedures can change, so call the jail at (701) 247-2474 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Nelson County Jail you must first be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Nelson County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Nelson County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson 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 might have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the court records on the Nelson County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file containing a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Nelson 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 county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail are always changing, so we suggest that you review the Nelson County Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Nelson 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 Nelson County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (701) 247-2474 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 Nelson County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind 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 items 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 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Nelson County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The Nelson County Jail phone number is: (701) 247-2474

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider 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 Nelson County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding 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 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. In some cases, we will not 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 facility has set their phone 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 Nelson County Jail, click the link below.

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