Croswell Police Jail

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The Croswell Police Jail is located at 100 North Howard Avenue in Croswell, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Croswell Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Croswell Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Croswell Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give info that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that might help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Croswell Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Croswell Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get info about anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Croswell Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Croswell Police Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you must answer a number of questions, like your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes from 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. It also might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Croswell Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Croswell Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Croswell Police Jail frequently change, so make sure that you call the jail at 810-679-2200 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Croswell Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Croswell Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 Croswell Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Croswell 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 Croswell 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 Croswell 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, you can access arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Bear 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 possibly an arrest date, contact the Sanilac County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to the Sanilac County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Croswell Police Jail inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you double check the Croswell Police Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Croswell 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 Croswell Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 810-679-2200 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 Croswell Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Croswell Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made at home. 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 disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Croswell Police Jail phone number is: 810-679-2200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Croswell Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 calling 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 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 will be able to save you money.

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

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