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Traverse County Detention Center Information

Address

Traverse County Detention Center
203 7th Street North
Wheaton, MN 56296

Phone Number

Phone Number: (320) 563-4244

The Traverse County Detention Center is located at 203 7th Street North in Wheaton, MN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Traverse County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Traverse County Detention Center, like how to find an inmate at the Traverse County Detention Center, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and tips you need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that would help others will be much appreciated.

Traverse County Detention Center Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is in jail and want to find them? Do you know a friend or family member who has been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Traverse County Detention Center you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Traverse County Detention Center Inmate Search is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also find the same information for anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you have their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Traverse County Detention Center Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Traverse County Detention Center takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the phone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, plan to be released that morning.

Traverse County Detention Center Visitation

Inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Traverse County Detention Center in advance. Your visitor’s information will be put into the visitors log as an approved visitor. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the official Traverse County Detention Center at (320) 563-4244 before you go to visitation.

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

Before you can visit an inmate at the Traverse County Detention Center you have to be on their visitation list.

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

No phones at Traverse County Detention Center, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be 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 a 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 Traverse County Detention Center. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Traverse County Detention Center 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 Traverse County Detention Center is:

Traverse County Detention Center
203 7th Street North
Wheaton, MN 56296

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Traverse County Detention Center
203 7th Street North
Wheaton, MN 56296

The Traverse County Detention Center mail policy changes often, so visit the the Traverse County Detention Center website when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Traverse County Detention Center. 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 Traverse County Detention Center 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 for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Traverse County court website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail 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 first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the Traverse County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can 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 different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail could change, so it would be best to review the Traverse County Detention Center site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Traverse County Detention Center

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 Traverse County Detention Center uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (320) 563-4244 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 Traverse County Detention Center store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment 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 such as 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 Traverse County Detention Center are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. 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 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, phone calls may be limited or cut altogether.

The Traverse County Detention Center phone number is: (320) 563-4244

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all inmate phone calls 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 Traverse County Detention Center. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 learning how to lower 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Traverse County Detention Center, click the link below.

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