Saint Peter Police Jail

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The Saint Peter Police Jail is located at 207 South Front Street in Saint Peter, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Saint Peter Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Saint Peter Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Saint Peter Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that would help others is much appreciated.

Saint Peter Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Saint Peter Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can get the same information on anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information fast if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Saint Peter Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Saint Peter Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You must answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to make a phone call in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take between 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, it can depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Saint Peter Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list information about each visitor to the Saint Peter Police Jail in advance. This information will go into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so we suggest that you call the facility at 507-931-1550 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Saint Peter Police Jail you must first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Saint Peter Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally 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 a 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Saint Peter Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Saint Peter 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 Peter 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 Peter 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, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Nicollet County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail is likely to change, so you should visit the Saint Peter Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Saint Peter 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 Peter Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 507-931-1550 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 Peter Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use 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 items 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 hygiene products including 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 Peter Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Saint Peter Police Jail phone number is: 507-931-1550

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Saint Peter Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases 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 Saint Peter Police Jail, click the link below.

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