Indianola Police Jail

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The Indianola Police Jail is located at 110 North 1St Street in Indianola, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Indianola Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Indianola Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Indianola Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give info that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that might help others is welcome.

Indianola Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Indianola Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get the same information about anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Indianola Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Indianola Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and 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 be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, it will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Indianola Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Indianola Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so it would be wise to call the official Indianola Police Jail at 515-961-9400 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Indianola Police Jail you must first be added to their visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Indianola Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Indianola Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Indianola 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 Indianola 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 Indianola 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 think you might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep 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 know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Warren County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

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

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail could change, so be sure to review the Indianola Police Jail website before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Indianola 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 Indianola Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 515-961-9400 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 Indianola Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. 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 an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Indianola Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Indianola Police Jail phone number is: 515-961-9400

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 money these phone service providers make from all 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 Indianola Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 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. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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