Foster County Jail & Sheriff

To search for an inmate in the Foster County Jail & Sheriff, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at (701)652-2251 for the information you are looking for.

Foster County Jail & Sheriff Inmate Search

Foster County maintains an average of 10 inmates in custody on any given day (in all jails combined). The jail has a weekly turnover of 55% of their population. Every year Foster County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 200 offenders.

The following charts of Foster County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for 6/9/2023. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.

The information is compiled from Foster County, the state of North Dakota, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records.

For complete information on how to bond, visit, mail, send and receive email, receive phone calls, send money or commissary to an inmate, find information in this and other counties, and view the Most Wanted Fugitives, scroll down this page.

For a collection of over 20 additional graphs and charts of the demographic and criminal arrest information of the inmates in Foster County and North Dakota state prisons, click the button below.
Foster County INMATE DEMOGRAPHICS

How Do You Deposit Money for an Inmate in the Foster County Jail & Sheriff?

Depositing Money in an Inmate's Commissary Account at Foster County Jail & Sheriff

Whatever cash the inmate has on their person when booked into the facility will automatically deposited and credited to their account. When released any money left in the account will be returned to them in the form of a check from the Sheriff's Department or the Foster County Jail & Sheriff Trust Account. There may be circumstances where the inmate can give permission to have his money released to a family member or friend.

Option 1 - Dropping Money at the Jail

• Bring money to the jail in person. 
• Either the jail personnel will process the Inmate Account payment or you will use a self-serve kiosk in the lobbies that accepts cash, debit or credit cards.

Option 2 - Mail the Inmate Deposit to the Jail

• Mailing a deposit takes more time to process than the other methods but can be done if you live too far away to bring it in person.
• Never send cash. Always send a Money Order or Cashier's Check from the US Post Office, a reputable bank or Western Union.
• Make the Money Order out to the Foster County Sheriff and put their name and Inmate ID# in memo section of the Money Order.

Mail to:
1000 5th St. North
Box 45
Carrington, ND 58421

Failure to do this properly will delay your inmate getting his account credited and may require you to have to resubmit a second money order.
Call (701)652-2251 to ask any questions about this.

How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Foster County Jail & Sheriff?

How do I Mail an Inmate in the Foster County Jail & Sheriff, and what can I send them?

Foster County Jail & Sheriff Inmate Mail Guidelines

Postcards
The Foster County Jail & Sheriff allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature. It is best to only use blue or black ink. Always include your name and return address.

Envelopes
The Foster County Jail & Sheriff also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates. It is best to only use blue or black ink.

Postcards and envelopes MUST HAVE the sender's full name and return address on the envelope. 

Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
1000 5th St. North
Box 45
Carrington, ND 58421

Legal Mail

Send all legal Mail to this Address:
1000 5th St. North
Box 45
Carrington, ND 58421

Newspapers
Newspapers may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher.

Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.

Books
The Foster County Jail & Sheriff allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address above.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Foster County Jail & Sheriff standards will be disposed of. 
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.

All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
1000 5th St. North
Box 45
Carrington, ND 58421

Foster County Jail & Sheriff Inmate Mail Policies and Address - What Can You Send, and Where?

For inmates receiving mail in the Foster County Jail & Sheriff there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.

All mail, newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to the Foster County Jail & Sheriff:
1000 5th St. North
Box 45
Carrington, ND 58421

For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.

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