Winterset Police Jail

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The Winterset Police Jail is located at 1012 North John Wayne Drive in Winterset, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Winterset Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Winterset Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Madison County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer info that you’ll need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Winterset Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Winterset Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people currently in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can also get info about anybody processed or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information fast if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Winterset Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Winterset Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the phone to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate must figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Winterset Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Winterset Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitors log for the inmate. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Winterset Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Winterset Police Jail at 515-462-1423 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Winterset Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Winterset Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Winterset Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Winterset 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 Winterset 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 Winterset 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Madison County jail website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a court docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Madison County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Winterset Police Jail change frequently, so be sure to visit the Winterset Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Winterset 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 Winterset Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 515-462-1423 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 Winterset Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items 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 Winterset 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 usually more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, 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 phone privileges might get reduced or totally denied.

The Winterset Police Jail phone number is: 515-462-1423

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Winterset Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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