Ishpeming Police Jail

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The Ishpeming Police Jail is located at 100 South Lake Street in Ishpeming, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ishpeming Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Ishpeming Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Ishpeming Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Marquette County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information that you’ll need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Ishpeming Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ishpeming Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can also get information for anyone booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Ishpeming Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Ishpeming Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge needs to determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Ishpeming Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give information about each visitor to the Ishpeming Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered into the log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the facility at 906-486-4416 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Ishpeming Police Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Ishpeming Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Ishpeming Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ishpeming 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 Ishpeming 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 Ishpeming 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 can find out by checking the court records on the Marquette County court website or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Marquette County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that includes a docket and all documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Marquette County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Ishpeming Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so you should review the Ishpeming Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ishpeming 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 Ishpeming Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 906-486-4416 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 Ishpeming Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

The only phone calls that Ishpeming Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 906-486-4416

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Ishpeming 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 how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, 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 Ishpeming Police Jail, click the link below.

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