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Pipestone County Jail Information

Address

Pipestone County Jail
416 South Hiawatha Avenue
Pipestone, MN 56164

Phone Number

Phone: (507) 825-6700

The Pipestone County Jail is located at 416 South Hiawatha Avenue in Pipestone, MN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Pipestone County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Pipestone County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Pipestone County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and advice that you’ll need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Pipestone County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is incarcerated and want to contact them? Do you know someone that’s been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

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

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pipestone County Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get info on anybody processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information more quickly if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Pipestone County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a number of questions, such as your full name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

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

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 15 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to get released that morning.

Pipestone County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Pipestone County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Pipestone County Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at (507) 825-6700 before you go.

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 Pipestone County Jail you must first be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Pipestone County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not 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 younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of the inmate, this 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Pipestone County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pipestone 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 Pipestone County Jail is:

Pipestone County Jail
416 South Hiawatha Avenue
Pipestone, MN 56164

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Pipestone County Jail
416 South Hiawatha Avenue
Pipestone, MN 56164

The inmate mail policy at the Pipestone County Jail changes often, so double check the the Pipestone County Jail website when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Pipestone 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 Pipestone 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 for your arrest, you can access court records on the Pipestone County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file containing a docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Pipestone County Jail change frequently, so it would be best to check the Pipestone County Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pipestone 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 Pipestone County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (507) 825-6700 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 Pipestone County Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates 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 Pipestone County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (507) 825-6700

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of 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 Pipestone County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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