How to Contact an Inmate at MCF Moose Lake (MN)

Don't show up at MCF Moose Lake hoping to visit until you've received approval. The facility will email you (at the address you provided) to let you know whether your application was approved or denied. Applications can take several weeks to process. If you're coordinating travel or time off work, wait until you have that approval email in hand before making firm plans.

Have your information ready before starting the application. You'll need to provide your full name (plus any previous names you've used), email address, date of birth, gender, home address, phone number, and your relationship to the incarcerated person.

1. Complete the visiting application - Be ready with your name (including any previously used names), email, date of birth, gender, address, phone number, and your relationship to the incarcerated person.
2. Submit the application and watch your email - MCF Moose Lake will notify you through the email you provided whether your application was approved or denied.
3. Wait for a decision before you try to visit - Do not attempt to visit until you have been notified that your application is approved. Processing can take several weeks.

• ✓ Check whether there is an active order prohibiting contact between you and the incarcerated individual.
• ✓ Confirm you are not a co-defendant or an accomplice to the incarcerated individual in an active case.
• ✓ Make sure you do not have any pending or open criminal cases.
• ✓ If you are on probation, verify whether you have been on probation for less than one year and whether you have had probation violations within the last year.
• ✓ Expect a check with law enforcement as part of the application process to determine whether you have a criminal record.

Before booking travel, check the current processing timeline for visiting applications. It can take several weeks, and you can't visit until you've been notified of approval. Make sure you submit an email address you actually check. That's where the facility sends approval or denial notices.

Not sure if you'll qualify? Check before you apply. Applications get denied for active no-contact orders, co-defendant or accomplice status in an active case, pending or open criminal cases, or being on probation for less than one year (or having probation violations within the last year). Double-check that everything you enter matches what the application asks for: full name and any previous names, email, date of birth, gender, address, phone number, and relationship to the incarcerated person. The institution will run a background check through law enforcement.