WHAT
TO DO TO CONTACT AN INMATE AT CASS COUNTY
JAIL
PHONE
CALLS 
The
general public can leave a message for and inmate at:
701-232-9129
(
Please remember, Messages are
not confidential )
A
direct incoming call to the inmate is not possble with
our phone system. The inmate must make either
a collect call or use a specific calling card which
is available only through the jail commissary.
The
collect call charges will appear on the home telephone
bill of the party who the inmate is calling. If your
phone has restricted access on it, the inmate will not
be able to call you. If you have a collect call restriction,
you will need to send in a prepayment of at least $25.00
to Reliance Telephone.
Customers
can call Reliance Telephone at 1-800-896-3201
Calling Charges are as follow:
$1.95
for a 15 minute collect local call
$3.00
connect fee plus 37cents per minute for collect intra
state calls, no limit
$3.00
connect fee plus 40cents per minute for collect out
of state calls, no limit
Pre-paid phone cards are available at 50cents per minute
Portable
and cellular phones will cause calls to disconnect.
Inmate will need to purchase a calling card at the jail
to call portable and cellular phones. The cost
of calling cards are:
$10.00
$20.00
$50.00
The
called party needs to have a touch tone phone to accept
calls.
All
inmates' phone conversations are not confidential and
are subject to monitoring!
Mail
All
mail must go through the U.S. Postal service. Mail will
be delivered Monday through Friday excluding holidays.
All
mail, except privileged mail, is subject to inspection
prior to being sent or received. Mail is read, and/or
rejected when based on violation of law, court order,
legitimate institutional interests or order and security.
Privileged mail will be inspected for contraband and
not content in inmate's presence.
Privileged
mail is that which is sent or received from: licensed
attorneys; judges and clerks of federal, state, and
local courts; elected and appointed officials of the
federal government or any state; and members of the
parole board or pardon advisory board.
Please
do not send inmates stamps! Inmate's mail is
stamped before being sent out and postage is charged
to their accounts. If the inmate is indigent, the inmate
will be allowed to send two personal letters. The cost
of the stamps will be deducted from the inmates account
and collected when money is deposited in the inmates
account.
Packages
will not be accepted unless sender receives prior approval
from the Jail Administration. Books and magazines will
not be accepted. These include those sent by the publisher.
Inmates will not be permitted to receive items that
portray nudity. If these items are received they will
be returned to sender if possible or placed in the inmate's
property.
Mail
received once inmate has been released will be returned
to sender.
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