West Concord Police Jail

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The West Concord Police Jail is located at 180 Main Street East in West Concord, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Concord Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the West Concord Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and tips that you’ll need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

West Concord Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Concord Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. You can get information about anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information faster if you enter their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

West Concord Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the West Concord Police Jail is made up of these 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.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some simple questions, like your legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be released. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

West Concord Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the West Concord Police Jail in advance. This information will go into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each visitor has to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official West Concord Police Jail at 507-527-2870 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the West Concord Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at West Concord Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the West Concord Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Concord 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 West Concord 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 West Concord 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind 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, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in the court case. You can access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the West Concord Police Jail could change, so you should visit the West Concord Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Concord 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 West Concord Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 507-527-2870 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 West Concord Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from 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 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

All phone calls from the West Concord Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. 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 inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The West Concord Police Jail phone number is: 507-527-2870

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly 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 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 West Concord Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 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 calling 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 any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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