Johnsburg Police Jail

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The Johnsburg Police Jail is located at 3611 Chapel Hill Road in Johnsburg, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Johnsburg Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Johnsburg Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Johnsburg Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Johnsburg Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Johnsburg Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get info about anybody processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information fast if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Johnsburg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

You will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process may take from 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you have a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Johnsburg Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Johnsburg Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered in the visitors log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 815-385-6024 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Johnsburg Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s 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 without it.

No mobile phones at Johnsburg Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 magazines to an inmate at the Johnsburg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Johnsburg 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 Johnsburg 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 Johnsburg 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 an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Mchenry County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Johnsburg Police Jail inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you visit the Johnsburg Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Johnsburg 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 Johnsburg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 815-385-6024 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 Johnsburg Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Johnsburg Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot 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 inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 815-385-6024

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Johnsburg Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower 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 calling 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 will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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