Mineral County Jail

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The Mineral County Jail is located at 310 River Street in Superior, MT and is a medium security county jail operated by the Mineral County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Mineral County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Mineral County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and advice you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Mineral County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mineral County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can also find information on anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Mineral County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Mineral County Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

First you will answer some questions, such as your legal name, street 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 ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can get in touch with 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 be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process may take between 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. It also will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate has to figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Mineral County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Mineral County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate. All visitors must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Mineral County Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at (406) 822-3555 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Mineral County Jail you have to be on the inmate’s 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 cellphones at Mineral County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent 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 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Mineral County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mineral County 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 Mineral County 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 Mineral County 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 inquiry on the website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and all documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Mineral County Jail change frequently, so it would be best to review the Mineral County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mineral County 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 Mineral County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (406) 822-3555 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 Mineral County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust 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 Mineral County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (406) 822-3555

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Mineral County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 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 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 these cases, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Mineral County Jail, click the link below.

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