Winnebago Police Jail

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The Winnebago Police Jail is located at 140 Main Street South in Winnebago, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Winnebago Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Winnebago Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Winnebago Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Faribault County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Winnebago Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Winnebago Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get information on anybody booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Winnebago Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Winnebago Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you have to answer some basic questions, like your full legal name, address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process can take between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be released. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be released that morning.

Winnebago Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s full name to the Winnebago Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go into a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. All visitors must provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Winnebago Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 507-893-3218 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Winnebago Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Winnebago Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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, 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Winnebago Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 think you have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Faribault County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a 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 a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Faribault County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and all documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Winnebago Police Jail could change, so it would be best to double check the Winnebago Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Winnebago 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 Winnebago Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 507-893-3218 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 Winnebago Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably 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 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, as well as hygiene products including 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 Winnebago Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 507-893-3218

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every 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 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 Winnebago Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 prisons or jails where 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 inmate 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 Winnebago Police Jail, click the link below.

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