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Nicollet County Jail Information

Address

Nicollet County Jail
501 South Minnesota Avenue
St Peter, MN 56082

Phone Number

Phone: (507) 931-6800

The Nicollet County Jail is located at 501 South Minnesota Avenue in St Peter, MN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Nicollet County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Nicollet County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Nicollet County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and tips you need to make the process easier. If you have a question, just ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Nicollet 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 contact them? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you need to locate them?

To find out who is in jail at the Nicollet County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Nicollet County Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Nicollet County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Nicollet County Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

The first step is that you will answer some basic questions, like your legal name, address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail takes between 30 minutes to all day. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge needs to decide on the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Nicollet County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give each visitor’s name to the Nicollet County Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will go into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

The Nicollet County Jail visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the facility at (507) 931-6800 before you 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 an inmate at the Nicollet County Jail you have to be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Nicollet County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Nicollet County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Nicollet 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 address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Nicollet County Jail is:

Nicollet County Jail
501 South Minnesota Avenue
St Peter, MN 56082

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Nicollet County Jail
501 South Minnesota Avenue
St Peter, MN 56082

The Nicollet County Jail inmate mail policy can change, so check the site when you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Nicollet 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 Nicollet 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should know 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 possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access the court records on their website, or at the Nicollet County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Nicollet County Jail jail inmates could change, so we suggest that you check the Nicollet County Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Nicollet 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 Nicollet County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (507) 931-6800 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 Nicollet County Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use 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 purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Nicollet County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to 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 break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Nicollet County Jail phone number is: (507) 931-6800

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make 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 Nicollet County Jail. The prices 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 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 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Nicollet County Jail, click the link below.

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