Cottage Grove Police Jail

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The Cottage Grove Police Jail is located at 7516 80Th Street South in Cottage Grove, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cottage Grove Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Cottage Grove Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Cottage Grove Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and tips that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Cottage Grove Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cottage Grove Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information about anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Cottage Grove Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Cottage Grove Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, it depends on whether or not you have a cash bond or if a magistrate has to determine how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Cottage Grove Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list information about each visitor to the Cottage Grove Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will go in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at 651-458-2850 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Cottage Grove Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Cottage Grove Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Cottage Grove Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cottage Grove Police 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 Cottage Grove Police 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 Cottage Grove Police 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Washington County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Cottage Grove Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cottage Grove Police 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 Cottage Grove Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 651-458-2850 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 Cottage Grove Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need 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 the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Cottage Grove Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Cottage Grove Police Jail phone number is: 651-458-2850

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Cottage Grove Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Cottage Grove Police Jail, click the link below.

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