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Bird Island Police Jail Information

Address

Bird Island Police Jail
735 Birch Avenue
Bird Island, MN 55310

Phone Number

Phone: 320-365-4101

The Bird Island Police Jail is located at 735 Birch Avenue in Bird Island, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bird Island Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Bird Island Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Bird Island Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Bird Island Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend in jail and want to find out where they are? Do you know someone that has been arrested and you don’t know how to locate them?

To search who is in jail at the Bird Island Police Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

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Who’s In Jail

The Bird Island Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find info about anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate the information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Bird Island Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Bird Island Police Jail is made up of these steps:

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

First, you must answer some basic questions, like your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the phone 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, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take between 15 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to determine how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to be discharged in the morning.

Bird Island Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list information about each visitor to the Bird Island Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

The Bird Island Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so call the official Bird Island Police Jail at 320-365-4101 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

In order to visit someone at the Bird Island Police Jail you must first be on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Bird Island Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not 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 old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Bird Island Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bird Island 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

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Bird Island Police Jail:

Bird Island Police Jail
735 Birch Avenue
Bird Island, MN 55310

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Bird Island Police Jail
735 Birch Avenue
Bird Island, MN 55310

The inmate mail policy at the Bird Island Police Jail changes often, so it would be best to visit the official Bird Island Police Jail site 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 Bird Island 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 Bird Island 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the Renville County court website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and any filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Renville County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail might change, so you should review the Bird Island Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bird Island 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 Bird Island Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 320-365-4101 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 Bird Island Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, 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 money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Bird Island Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Bird Island Police Jail phone number is: 320-365-4101

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Bird Island Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Bird Island Police Jail, click the link below.

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