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Contacting Inmates
The Mille Lacs County Jail utilizes Securus Technologies as the primary source for inmate communication. Newly admitted inmates will be allowed a local or collect long-distance phone call to a family member or significant other during the admission process. All subsequent non-professional calls are fee based.
What you need to know;
Inmates may make collect calls or may purchase phone time through the Canteen.
All calls from the Correctional Facility will be preceded by a recorded message containing details on how to accept or decline a message. You will not be connected to an inmate until you have taken a positive action to accept the call.
Inmates should be aware that all non-attorney calls will be recorded and that local collect calls are much more expensive than direct-dial calls
Any calls made to their lawyer are free.
3-way calls and toll-free calls cannot be made from housing unit phones.
To afford all inmates an equal opportunity for telephone usage, all telephone calls are limited to 20 minutes per call.
Incoming telephone calls cannot be forwarded to housing units and only those messages that are a verifiable emergency or from legal counsel will be forwarded to inmates.
Inmate damage to telephones or telephone devices may result in loss of telephone or device privileges, disciplinary action and/or criminal charges.
Securus offers a wide variety of funding options for inmate phone calls. To add money to an inmates account visit Securus Technologies Phone Products at: Securustech.net
Questions about billing or connectivity issues should be addressed to Securus Technologies.
eMessaging
The Mille Lacs County Jail utilizes Securus Technologies as the primary source for inmate communication. Securus eMessaging provides many ways to stay connected. You can;
- Send messages
- Share photos
- Celebrate events with eCards
- Snap n' Send photos
- Share Videograms
- Transfer stamps
- Pay for your loved one to respond
Get started today by downloading the Securus App or by visiting www.securustech.net
Traditional Mail
If you would like to write a traditional letter to an inmate housed in the Mille Lacs County Jail there are a few things you need to know:
- All mail must go through the postal system. You cannot bring mail to the jail for an inmate.
- Mail should be addressed to;
- Mille Lacs County Jail
Inmate's name
640 3rd Street SE
Milaca, MN 56353
- Mille Lacs County Jail
- ALL letters, with the exception of Professional Letters, will be scanned to their account for them to read digitally. The original letters are then put in the inmate's personal belongings.
- No pornographic materials are allowed. Please make sure if you mail photos that they are appropriate.
- You may send photos to an inmate; however, no Polaroid pictures are allowed.
- Any items that are received via the mail that are not allowed within the jail will be put in the inmate's personal belongings without them seeing it and will be given to them upon their release.
- Inmates are not allowed to have magazines or books mailed to them. They have use of the jail library for these items.
- You may send money in for an inmate. All money mailed in is to be in cash or money order form. See the "Canteen and Vending" tab for more information.
Money mailed for an inmate must either be cash or a money order. Anything other than cash or money order will be placed in the inmate's personal belongings and will be given to them upon their release. For mailing instructions please visit the "Inmate Mail and Messaging" tab.
Money can be deposited into an inmates account so they can purchase a variety of snacks, health goods or phone time by using one of two TW Vending kiosks. Kiosks are located at the Sheriff's Office lobby or the Jail 24-hour lobby. Both kiosks accept either cash or credit card.
Money can also be deposited into an inmates account online for the same reasons by visiting Inmate Canteen.