Hennepin County Jail

You can post cash bail or bond for an inmate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility.

For security, you'll go through weapons screening.

Go to the in-custody records window:

• Have the case or warrant number.
• Bring the exact bail amount in cash.
• We cannot give change. There is no cash machine on site.
• We cannot take checks, debit or credit cards.

For bail information by phone, call us at 612-348-5112. Be ready to provide the inmate’s full name and date of birth.

For bond information, contact a bonding agency.

You can visit someone in jail by video.

No in-person visits by friends and family are allowed at this time.

In-person visits are allowed by attorneys and police 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Video visits

• Visits can last up to 20 minutes.
• Visits cost $4.00 per 20 minutes.
• Inmates can have visitors once a day and up to 3 times a week.
• Download the free Securus Visitation app in the App Store or Google Play. Reach Securus tech support at 1-877-578-3658.
• Use any device with a high-speed internet connection.
• Create an account at Securus Technologies and request access to visit at the Hennepin County jail.
• You must schedule a visit 24 hours in advance.
• Jail staff reviews the request and approves appropriate visitors.
• Once approved, you can schedule visits online.

Hours for video visits

Monday – Friday

• 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday

• 10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Inmates are charged a transaction fee when they withdraw money from their account:

• The fee is 10% of the transaction or a $10 maximum.
• No fees apply to initial deposits, final withdrawals, or money deposited for bail.

Send money

You have several ways to get money to an inmate.

In person

You can drop off money at either jail location.

Hennepin County Public Safety Facility

401 South 4th Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
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• You can drop off money 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
• Use the cash deposit machine in the front lobby.
• You need the exact spelling of the inmate’s name and their personal identification number (PAK). A daily roster is posted in the lobby.

Minneapolis City Hall

350 South 5th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
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• You can drop off money Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Use the cash deposit machine in the public visiting area.
• You need the exact spelling of the inmate’s name and their personal identification number (PAK). A daily roster is posted in the lobby.

Online

Deposit money directly into an inmate’s account:

• Visit the Access Corrections website. 
• Choose Hennepin County Adult Detention Center in Downtown Minneapolis.
• Fees apply to this process.

By U.S. mail

• Send cash or money order payable to the inmate.
• Mail the payment to 401 S. 4th Ave., Suite #100, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
• These may be held for verification before money is available to the inmate.

Phone calls

You can only receive calls from inmates. You cannot make calls to inmates.

If you do not wish to receive phone calls from inmates, have problems receiving phone calls, or have questions about bills for collect calls, contact Correctional Billing Services.

Send mail and packages

Use inmate's full name and send mail through the U.S. mail to:

(Inmate's full name)
Hennepin County Public Safety Facility
401 South 4th Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Packages sent to inmates must either:

• Come directly from a publisher, mail order bookseller, attorney or other court official
  
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• (If sent by a private party) Be a specific necessary item required for court or release from jail (like clothing)

Pick up or drop off an inmate's personal property

Go to the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility:

401 South 4th Avenue, Property room
Minneapolis, MN 55415
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Open 7 days a week
7 - 10 a.m. and 7 - 10 p.m.

You must be 18 or older and have a current state or federal photo ID.

For security, you'll go through weapons screening.

To get property from an inmate, the inmate must complete and sign a release form.

You may only bring one set of clothing suitable for court for an inmate's felony trial. No other items are allowed.

Pick up money from an inmate

You can pick up money from an inmate at the property room 7 days a week, 7 - 10 a.m. and 7 - 10 p.m.

Volunteers regularly visit the jail to provide instruction and mentoring to inmates.

On request, chaplains will provide spiritual counseling to inmates.

Volunteers provide educational opportunities and conduct meetings such as Alcoholics Anonymous, parenting classes, drug abuse prevention, and support for battered women.

HOPE program classes and training

We offer education to inmates through the HOPE program to help them create better opportunities once they’re released.

HOPE program

We have a zero-tolerance policy toward any form of sexual assault or sexual harassment at the jail.

If you think an inmate faces immediate threat of sexual assault, call 612-348-8318 or 911.

To report any suspected sexual misconduct in the jail, submit a report.

Report sexual assault or harassment in the jail