Douglas County MN Jail

Douglas County MN Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 320-762-2139

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Douglas County MN Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 509 3rd Ave W in Alexandria, MN. This county jail is operated locally by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Douglas County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Alexandria Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

There are new detainees delivered to the jail daily, you can see arrest records here. Some are released after putting up bail, are released to a pretrial services caseload, are placed under supervision by a probation agency, or are released on their own recognizance with an agreement to appear in court. If there is no release, the inmate must wait here at the jail for their court appearance as a guest of the County, getting a bed and three square meals.

Trustees are inmates who work in the jail as cooks, as orderlies for the staff, in the laundry or in the commissary. The trustees are paid a very small amount for their time and some jail gives the trustees a few days off their sentence in exchange for their work.

When an inmate arrives in jail they are put together in a large holding cell with other inmates in the intake. While in intake they are under heightened observation. Violent and out of control inmates are segregated.

Can I Get Work Release?

Work release is when you are released from jail during the day so that you can go to work. At the end of the day, you return to jail for the night. There are a number of requirements to be able to get into the work-release program. Most programs require your employer to fill out some paperwork. If you want to get into the work release program then apply prior to being sentenced to jail. This will minimize the amount of time you spend in jail waiting to get into the program.

Can I call my family in Jail?

Douglas County MN Jail has a phone program where inmates make outbound calls only, you cannot call into jail. Since you are paying for those calls don't make it a habit of accepting collect-calls, they are over $15 each. The alternative is to set up an account through their third-party phone company which charges steep fees for each minute used. You are paying for them to call you. Click here if you are going to speak a lot and need a discount on the calls.

Remember – These phone calls are recorded and conversations can be used against you or the inmate so do not discuss your case over these phone lines.

Inmates may purchase phone cards through our canteen for $10.69

visitation Info

Douglas County MN Jail – Visitation

SCHEDULE

• Tuesdays 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Thursdays 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Sundays 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

NOTE: The availability of visiting hours are based on the inmate’s classification status within the jail.

Inmate visits at the Douglas County Jail are now conducted through a computer software network known as Renovo Video Visitation. Visits are set up in advance, by appointment only, similar to setting up a doctor or dentist appointment. In order to visit an inmate at the Douglas County Jail the following needs to take place:

1) Visitor needs to be on the inmate’s HANDWRITTEN Visitor List. It is the inmate’s responsibility to fill out his/her visitor list and hand it in to staff for processing.

2) Each person wanting to visit will need to complete a one -time online registration in the Renovo system.

3) Once you have registered, staff will need to “connect” your information to the inmate’s profile in Renovo. At that point you will then be able to set up visits from your home computer. If you do not have a home computer, you will need to call the jail at Ph (320) 762 -2139 to have staff set up your visitation appointment over the phone. The Visiting Schedule is listed on the back of this pamphlet. Only one (1) adult visitor per visiting day. Adult visitors must bring a photo ID with them to visit.

VISITING RULES

• All appointments are to be set up at least one day prior to the visiting day
• Visits are 20 minutes long and start automatically by the computer system. If you are late, you will not get the full 20 minutes.
• Only ONE (1) child under age 18 is allowed to accompany the adult visitor and must be either a biological child or biological sibling of the inmate. The adult visitor is to maintain control of an accompanying child while waiting for or during a visit.
• All visitors are to dress in appropriate clothing. NO LEWD OR INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVITY WILL BE TOLERATED IN THE VISITATION LOBBY. This includes vulgar language and any disruptive behavior. Visitors conducting themselves in this manner will be restricted from visiting an inmate in this facility.