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Renville County Jail Information

Address

Renville County Jail
105 South 5th Street
Olivia, MN 56277

Phone Number

Phone: (320) 523-1161

The Renville County Jail is located at 105 South 5th Street in Olivia, MN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Renville County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything you might want to know about the Renville County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Renville County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Renville County court records, and more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that might help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Renville County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is incarcerated and need to contact them? Do you know someone that’s been arrested and you want to find them?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Renville County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Renville County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and visiting schedule. You can also get info for anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you enter the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Renville County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Renville County Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

First you must answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged. It also depends on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the judge must figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Renville County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Renville County Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

The Renville County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at (320) 523-1161 before you go.

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

Before you can visit someone at the Renville County Jail you must first be added to 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 or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Renville County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they must 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 a family member of the inmate, this 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 Renville County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Renville 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Renville County Jail:

Renville County Jail
105 South 5th Street
Olivia, MN 56277

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Renville County Jail
105 South 5th Street
Olivia, MN 56277

The mail policy at the Renville County Jail changes frequently, so it would be best to visit the official Renville County Jail site 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 Renville 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 Renville 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 think you might have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Renville County court website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local 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 the date of their arrest, contact the Renville County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the Renville County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the Renville County Courthouse and inquire, 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.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Renville County Jail inmates could change, so you should check the Renville County Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Renville 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 Renville County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (320) 523-1161 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 Renville County Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Renville County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 you should 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Renville County Jail phone number is: (320) 523-1161

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Renville County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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