Oak Park Police Jail

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The Oak Park Police Jail is located at 123 Madison Street in Oak Park, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Oak Park Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Oak Park Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Oak Park Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Cook County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that might help others is welcome.

Oak Park Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Oak Park Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info about anybody processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Oak Park Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Oak Park Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your legal name, address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take between 30 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it depends on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Oak Park Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s name to the Oak Park Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Oak Park Police Jail are always changing, so you should call the facility at 708-386-3800 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Oak Park Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Oak Park Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 a 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 Oak Park Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Oak Park 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 Oak Park 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 Oak Park 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Cook County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s 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 a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Cook County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Oak Park Police Jail can change at any time, so check the Oak Park Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Oak Park 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 Oak Park Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 708-386-3800 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 Oak Park Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Oak Park Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

The Oak Park Police Jail phone number is: 708-386-3800

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each 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 from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Oak Park Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t 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 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 Oak Park Police Jail, click the link below.

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