Wilkinson Police Jail

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The Wilkinson Police Jail is located at 215 North Main Street in Wilkinson, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wilkinson Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Wilkinson Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Wilkinson Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Wilkinson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wilkinson Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information about anyone processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Wilkinson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Wilkinson Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you use the phone 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 will be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process can take between 15 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge has to determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Wilkinson Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s full name to the Wilkinson Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitors log for the inmate. Each visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at 765-781-2605 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Wilkinson Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

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

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 of age and is not a family member of the inmate, this 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 Wilkinson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Wilkinson Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you visit the Wilkinson Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 765-781-2605 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 Wilkinson Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want 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 money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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

All phone calls from the Wilkinson Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are usually more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 765-781-2605

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls 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 Wilkinson Police Jail. The rates 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 figuring 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances 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 cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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