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Mancelona Police Jail Information

Address

Mancelona Police Jail
120 West State Street
Mancelona, MI 49659

Phone Number

Phone: 231-587-8462

The Mancelona Police Jail is located at 120 West State Street in Mancelona, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mancelona Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Mancelona Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give you advice and information you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Mancelona Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that has gone to jail and need to find out where they are? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find them?

To see who’s in jail at the Mancelona Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mancelona Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information on anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Mancelona Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Mancelona Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able 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 – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. This process takes between 30 minutes to all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge has to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Mancelona Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Mancelona Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Mancelona Police Jail can change, so make sure that you call the official Mancelona Police Jail at 231-587-8462 before you try to 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

In order to visit an inmate at the Mancelona Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Mancelona Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Mancelona Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mancelona 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Mancelona Police Jail, use this address:

Mancelona Police Jail
120 West State Street
Mancelona, MI 49659

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Mancelona Police Jail
120 West State Street
Mancelona, MI 49659

The mail policy at the Mancelona Police Jail can change, so it would be best to review the site before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Mancelona 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 Mancelona 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 for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants online or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Antrim County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Mancelona Police Jail change frequently, so it would be best to visit the Mancelona Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mancelona 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 Mancelona Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 231-587-8462 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 Mancelona Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate 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

The only phone calls that Mancelona Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

The Mancelona Police Jail phone number is: 231-587-8462

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Mancelona Police Jail. The rates 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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