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Cardwell Police Jail Information

Address

Cardwell Police Jail
121 North Main Street
Cardwell, MO 63829

Phone Number

Phone Number: 573-654-3535

The Cardwell Police Jail is located at 121 North Main Street in Cardwell, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cardwell Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Cardwell Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Cardwell Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give advice and information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that would be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Cardwell Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is locked up and need to locate them? Do you know somebody that has been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

In order to search who’s in jail at the Cardwell Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cardwell Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested, including custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also get info for anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Cardwell Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Cardwell Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you make a telephone call to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged may take between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. It also depends on whether you have a bond amount or if the judge must determine how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Cardwell Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list each visitor’s full name to the Cardwell Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Cardwell Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 573-654-3535 before you try to visit an inmate.

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 Cardwell Police Jail you must first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make 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 cellphones at Cardwell Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Cardwell Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cardwell 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 Cardwell Police Jail, use this address:

Cardwell Police Jail
121 North Main Street
Cardwell, MO 63829

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Cardwell Police Jail
121 North Main Street
Cardwell, MO 63829

The Cardwell Police Jail inmate mail policy changes often, so be sure to double check the the Cardwell Police Jail website when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Cardwell 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 Cardwell 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 can check court records on the Dunklin County jail website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if 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 crimes, which include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail change frequently, so be sure to review the Cardwell Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cardwell 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 Cardwell Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 573-654-3535 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 Cardwell Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want 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 buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Cardwell Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

The Cardwell Police Jail phone number is: 573-654-3535

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. 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 Cardwell 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 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 figuring out 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail 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 Cardwell Police Jail, click the link below.

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