How to Conduct a Minnesota Inmate Search

The Minnesota inmate search is regulated to find out public information about various offenders who are registered under the Commissioner of Correction and are continuing to be under the domain of law.

There are 8,758 prisons in Minnesota, and the probation population is about 114,226. The 12 counties in Minnesota provide inmate news, which are also different from each other.

Minnesota Department of Corrections

The Minnesota inmate locator can begin from the Department Of Corrections, or DOC.

The DOC has the following divisions:
* Commissioner’s Office,
* Facility Services Division,
* Community Services Division, and
* Support Services Division.

The DOC is responsible for a number of tasks, like giving assistance for victims, conducting reformative programs, and various other administrative services in a variety of fields.

After entering a few details about the convict, like his first name, last name, adult offender’s ID, or birth date, you can easily locate an inmate.

Simply click on the following link and start your search: http://info.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/main.asp.

You can also contact the DOC in the following address:

1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 200
Saint Paul, Minnesota  55108
Telephone #: 651-361-7200
Fax #: 651-642-0223

You can also look into the offender records, Custody Classification System, visitor information, mail records, and the offender’s money orders.

Minnesota Inmate Visitation and Mail Allowances

In regards to mail that is received in the form of photographs, greetings, postcards, and paper, they are first opened and viewed to check the presence of unlawful sent items. One can also pay visits to the prisons on a few assigned days. Proper security and discipline is maintained for the visitors.

Minnesota's Custody Classification System

Minnesota’s Custody Classification System is a 5-tier, correctional procedure. In This completely automated system, the prisoners are given a classification code within a month of their admission.  This code determines the category of the crimes committed by a particular convict. This correctional system is interrelated with codes of the beds of the inmates.
 
For example, to find out about sex offenders or the high risk criminals, you can specify level 3. Eventually, the information of the inmates falling under this classification will given to you.

Separate codes are assigned for women inmates. This set up is a well resulted locating system that helps the investigators to categorize their search.

Other ways to search for an inmate is to check out the "wanted fugitives" list, court records, criminal records, or by doing a simple people’s search.

Minnesota Inmate Records

The court records are extremely reliable as they are updated in every 30 minutes. The large number of records include the following: arrest warrants, parolee files bankruptcies, tax liens, DUI files, civil judgments, correctional files, sentencing registrations, and so on. Personal and physical specifications, like distinguishing body marks, address, relative’s name, room mate’s name, birth dates, maiden name, marriage or divorce records, obituaries, and even property checks, can also be indicated.
 
General searches can be conducted by simply surfing through a full criminal study. Lists of all sex offenders, felonies, and misdemeanors are provided. To search for further details, go to http://www.corr.state.mn.us/aboutdoc/callednumbers.htm.

A people’s search can be conducted for locating an inmate who may not be a prisoner. If you input the required particulars about the inmate, you can get the relevant information with just one click. You can also find out data by inserting specific phone numbers and email IDs. There are millions of records fed into these databases, and you can conveniently get to any person with only a little bit of previous knowledge.

For county-wise details of the Minnesota inmate locator system, look into the respective websites. In Crow Wing County custody list, one can see the details of the inmates in columns of booking date, admission date, housing date, charges imposed, and other general specifications. Whereas, in Saint Paul County, prostitution records can be found along with inmate locator codes and other common details. Additionally, inmates can also be tracked by their warrant records.