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Ridge Farm Police Jail Information

Address

Ridge Farm Police Jail
8 West Owen Street
Ridge Farm, IL 61870

Phone Number

Phone: 217-247-2131

The Ridge Farm Police Jail is located at 8 West Owen Street in Ridge Farm, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ridge Farm Police Department.

This guide tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Ridge Farm Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Ridge Farm Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Vermilion County court records, and more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Ridge Farm Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is locked up and need to find them? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find out what jail they’re in?

To see who is in jail at the Ridge Farm Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ridge Farm Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested, including custody status, and times you can visit. You can also find info on anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information quicker if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Ridge Farm Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Ridge Farm Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you must answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Ridge Farm Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list each visitor’s full name to the Ridge Farm Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will go into a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the official Ridge Farm Police Jail at 217-247-2131 before you go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Ridge Farm Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Ridge Farm Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Ridge Farm Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ridge Farm 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Ridge Farm Police Jail is:

Ridge Farm Police Jail
8 West Owen Street
Ridge Farm, IL 61870

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Ridge Farm Police Jail
8 West Owen Street
Ridge Farm, IL 61870

The mail policy at the Ridge Farm Police Jail changes, so be sure to double check the site before you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Ridge Farm 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 Ridge Farm 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants on the Vermilion County jail website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Vermilion County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so we suggest that you visit the Ridge Farm Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ridge Farm 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 Ridge Farm Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-247-2131 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 inmateâ€™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 Ridge Farm Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates 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 including 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

All phone calls from the Ridge Farm Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 217-247-2131

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls are split 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 Ridge Farm Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to lower 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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