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Good Thunder Police Jail Information

Address

Good Thunder Police Jail
130 Ewing Street
Good Thunder, MN 56037

Phone Number

Phone: 507-278-3031

The Good Thunder Police Jail is located at 130 Ewing Street in Good Thunder, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Good Thunder Police Department.

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

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might help others would be much appreciated.

Good Thunder Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member in jail and want to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend that’s been arrested and you need to locate them?

To see who’s in jail at the Good Thunder Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Good Thunder Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who are in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get the same information for anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their inmate information fast if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Good Thunder Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Good Thunder Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

First, you must answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, it can depend on if you have a cash bond or if the judge must decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Good Thunder Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Good Thunder Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will go into a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Every visitor must provide identification. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Good Thunder Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so you should call the jail at 507-278-3031 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

To visit an inmate at the Good Thunder Police Jail you must first be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Good Thunder Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If the 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Good Thunder Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Good Thunder 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.

Mailing Address

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Good Thunder Police Jail is:

Good Thunder Police Jail
130 Ewing Street
Good Thunder, MN 56037

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Good Thunder Police Jail
130 Ewing Street
Good Thunder, MN 56037

The Good Thunder Police Jail inmate mail policy changes frequently, so check the official website when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Good Thunder 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 Good Thunder 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 check the arrest warrants online or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Blue Earth County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Blue Earth County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all linked 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. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail change frequently, so visit the Good Thunder Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Good Thunder 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 Good Thunder Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 507-278-3031 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 Good Thunder Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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 Good Thunder Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail 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 inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 507-278-3031

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 get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Good Thunder Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 how much it costs you to call 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 jail 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 Good Thunder Police Jail, click the link below.

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