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Wadena County Jail is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.
All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.
The phone carrier is Securus Tech®, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.
If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders
When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Wadena County Jail so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.
The Wadena County Jail is a detention center located at 415 South Jefferson St Wadena, MN which is operated locally by the Wadena County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Wadena County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Wadena Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.
New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Minnesota here.
The Wadena County Detention Facility is licensed to house 27 inmates. Work release and sentence to serve inmates are housed as well as minimum, medium, and maximum inmates.
Employees
The Detention Center employs 9 full-time and 6 part-time Corrections Officers, as well as a Jail Administrator. We have a Public Health Nurse that visits the center 3 times a week. Volunteers provide AA, and religious services.
Our staff continually trains, and keeps up to date on Department of Corrections rules and regulations to maintain a safe, secure, and humane environment within the jail, and work areas.
Victim Information & Notification Everyday (VINE)
The Sheriff's Office Detention Center is a member of VINE, a free anonymous computer based service that provides crime victims with 2 important services: Information and Notification. A victim can call or use the internet to search for information about an offenders custody status and to register to receive telephone and or email when an inmate is released or transferred. A link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Write to an Inmate
To Write to an Inmate you may use follow this example:
(Inmates name)
Wadena County Jail
415 S Jefferson Street
Wadena, MN 56482
To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in Minnesota. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Wadena County Jail.
The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.
As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.
Wadena County Detention Facility - Visitation
Inmates are allowed 1 visit per visitation session for 20 minutes. The following rules apply:
Visitors must be 18 years old or older. If under 18, the visitor must be accompanied by an adult and can only visit immediate family.
Visitors must present a photo ID prior to visiting.
Visitors may leave cash for the inmate, all other correspondence must be sent through U.S. mail. Mail is inspected by the staff. Legal mail is not screened.
Visits may be denied or terminated for the following reasons:
Eating or drinking is not allowed in visitation areas
Use of cell phones is prohibited
A visitor must not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol
A visitor fails to provide, or gives false identification information
A visitor that engages in suggestive activity or inappropriate dress
When conduct as deemed by staff as disruptive to the order and operations of the facility, a safety or security risk
Failing to follow facility rules or staff directives
