Saint Charles Police Jail

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The Saint Charles Police Jail is located at 830 Whitewater Avenue in Saint Charles, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Saint Charles Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Saint Charles Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that would be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Saint Charles Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Saint Charles Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find info for anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get the information faster if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Saint Charles Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You must answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, 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, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get out of jail. It also will depend on whether you have a bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, 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 release date, you should expect to get released that morning.

Saint Charles Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide information about each visitor to the Saint Charles Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Saint Charles Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the official Saint Charles Police Jail at 507-932-3020 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Saint Charles Police Jail you have to first be added to 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 mobile phones at Saint Charles Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years old and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Saint Charles Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Saint Charles 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 Saint Charles 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 Saint Charles 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Winona County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Winona County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to the Winona County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Saint Charles Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Saint Charles 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 Saint Charles Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 507-932-3020 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 Saint Charles Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like 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 items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products like 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

The only phone calls that Saint Charles Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear 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, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 507-932-3020

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, 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 Saint Charles Police 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 state prisons and local 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Saint Charles Police Jail, click the link below.

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