Redwood County Jail

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The Redwood County Jail is located at 303 East 3rd Street in Redwood Falls, MN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Redwood County Sheriff’s Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and also any tips or comments that might be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Redwood County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Redwood County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information for anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information faster if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Redwood County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Redwood County Jail includes each of these steps:

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

First you have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the telephone to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process may take from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge still needs to determine the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Redwood County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Redwood County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will go into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor must provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at (507) 637-4036 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Redwood County Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Redwood County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a 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 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 Redwood County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Redwood 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 Redwood 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 Redwood 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 access arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Redwood County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to the Redwood County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Redwood County Jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you visit the Redwood County Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Redwood 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 Redwood County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (507) 637-4036 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 Redwood County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from 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 money in their trust account. These products 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 Redwood County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (507) 637-4036

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Redwood County Jail. The rates 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 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 is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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