Kanopolis Police Jail

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The Kanopolis Police Jail is located at 119 North Kansas Street in Kanopolis, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Kanopolis Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Kanopolis Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Kanopolis Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and any tips or comments that would help others will be welcome.

Kanopolis Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Kanopolis Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can find info for anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information faster if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Kanopolis Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Kanopolis Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

The first step is that you must answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, it will depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, expect to get discharged that morning.

Kanopolis Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give information about each visitor to the Kanopolis Police Jail in advance. This information will be put into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

The Kanopolis Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 785-472-4732 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No cellphones are allowed at Kanopolis Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. 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 normally approved.

If a 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 magazines to an inmate at the Kanopolis Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Kanopolis 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 Kanopolis 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 Kanopolis 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access court records on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Ellsworth County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates might change, so you should visit the Kanopolis Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Kanopolis 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 Kanopolis Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 785-472-4732 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 Kanopolis Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Kanopolis Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden completely.

The Kanopolis Police Jail phone number is: 785-472-4732

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, 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 Kanopolis Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 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 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 any money, and in these cases 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 will be able to save you money.

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

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