Fredonia Police Jail

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The Fredonia Police Jail is located at 128 Adams Street in Fredonia, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Fredonia Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything related to the Fredonia Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Fredonia Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and tips you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Fredonia Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Fredonia Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can also get information for anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Fredonia Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Fredonia Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

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

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get let go. It also can depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Fredonia Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Fredonia Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will go in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 620-378-4152 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Fredonia Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Make 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 Fredonia Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 Fredonia Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fredonia 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 Fredonia 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 Fredonia 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 access arrest warrants on the Wilson County court website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their 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 a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the 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 court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Wilson County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Fredonia Police Jail is likely to change, so be sure to visit the Fredonia Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fredonia 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 Fredonia Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 620-378-4152 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 Fredonia Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, 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 enough money in their commissary account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Fredonia Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive 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 you should 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, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 620-378-4152

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Fredonia Police Jail. The prices 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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. In some cases, 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 or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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