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Richland County Jail Information

Address

Richland County Jail
413 3rd Avenue North Office 2
Wahpeton, ND 58075

Phone Number

Phone: (701) 642-7711

The Richland County Jail is located at 413 3rd Avenue North Office 2 in Wahpeton, ND and is a medium security county jail operated by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Richland County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Richland County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and tips that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that might help other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Richland County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is in jail and want to find out where they are? Do you know a friend or family member that’s been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

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

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Richland County Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get info on anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Richland County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Richland 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 have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged will take between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get released. It also might depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Richland County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list each visitor’s full name to the Richland County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Richland County Jail frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at (701) 642-7711 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 someone at the Richland County Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

Make sure to bring 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 Richland County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Richland County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Richland 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

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Richland County Jail:

Richland County Jail
413 3rd Avenue North Office 2
Wahpeton, ND 58075

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Richland County Jail
413 3rd Avenue North Office 2
Wahpeton, ND 58075

The Richland County Jail mail policy is always changing, so check the the Richland County Jail website before 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 Richland 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 Richland 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Richland County court website or you are able to call the jail. 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. You should be clear 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 Richland County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Richland County Jail is likely to change, so review the Richland County Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Richland 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 Richland County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (701) 642-7711 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 Richland County Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, 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 enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

All phone calls from the Richland County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (701) 642-7711

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all 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 Richland County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 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 calling 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. In some cases, we won’t 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 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 Richland County Jail, click the link below.

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