South Saint Paul Police Jail

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The South Saint Paul Police Jail is located at 125 Third Avenue North in South Saint Paul, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the South Saint Paul Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the South Saint Paul Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the South Saint Paul Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Dakota County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that could help others would be much appreciated.

South Saint Paul Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The South Saint Paul Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get info for anyone booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get the information more quickly if you enter their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

South Saint Paul Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the South Saint Paul Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take from 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to be discharged in the morning.

South Saint Paul Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide information about each visitor to the South Saint Paul Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered into the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 651-554-3300 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the South Saint Paul Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at South Saint Paul Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 magazines to an inmate at the South Saint Paul Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the South Saint Paul 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 South Saint Paul 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 South Saint Paul 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, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is freely available.

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 includes a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Dakota County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Dakota County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to South Saint Paul Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so it would be best to check the South Saint Paul Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at South Saint Paul 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 South Saint Paul Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 651-554-3300 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 South Saint Paul Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, 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 enough money in their 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 South Saint Paul Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The South Saint Paul Police Jail phone number is: 651-554-3300

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 from 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 South Saint Paul Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 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 South Saint Paul Police Jail, click the link below.

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