Herington Police Jail

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The Herington Police Jail is located at 700 South Broadway Street in Herington, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Herington Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Herington Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, 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 advice and information that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Herington Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Herington Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Herington Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Herington Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 15 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will be freed. Also, it will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Herington Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Herington Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 785-258-2227 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Herington Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Herington Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Herington Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Herington 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 Herington 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 Herington 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 for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Dickinson County jail website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests 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. These records include a court case file containing a docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Herington Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so you should check the Herington Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Herington 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 Herington Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 785-258-2227 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 Herington Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Herington Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to 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 break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Herington Police Jail phone number is: 785-258-2227

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money 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 Herington 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 cases like this, the jail has set their 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 Herington Police Jail, click the link below.

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