Clear Lake Police Jail

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The Clear Lake Police Jail is located at 350 Fourth Avenue in Clear Lake, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Clear Lake Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Clear Lake Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Clear Lake Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Clear Lake Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Clear Lake Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get information about anybody processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their arrest information fast if you’ve got their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Clear Lake Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Clear Lake Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you must answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Clear Lake Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Clear Lake Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the official Clear Lake Police Jail at 715-263-2156 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Clear Lake Police Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Clear Lake Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Clear Lake Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Clear Lake Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Clear Lake Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Clear Lake Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants online or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at the Polk County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Clear Lake Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to visit the Clear Lake Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Clear Lake Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Clear Lake Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 715-263-2156 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Clear Lake Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products like soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

The only phone calls that Clear Lake Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Clear Lake Police Jail phone number is: 715-263-2156

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Clear Lake Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Clear Lake Police Jail, click the link below.

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