Freeburg Police Jail

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The Freeburg Police Jail is located at 14 Southgate Center in Freeburg, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Freeburg Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything related to the Freeburg Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Freeburg Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Freeburg Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Freeburg Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get the same information about anyone arrested and processed or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their arrest information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Freeburg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Freeburg Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

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

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take from 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it depends on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a judge must decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Freeburg Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide information about each visitor to the Freeburg Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

The Freeburg Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the official Freeburg Police Jail at 618-539-3132 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Freeburg Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Freeburg Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years old 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 Freeburg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Freeburg 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 Freeburg 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 Freeburg 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records online or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. 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, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the St Clair County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that 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 find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Freeburg Police Jail might change, so check the Freeburg Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Freeburg 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 Freeburg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-539-3132 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 Freeburg Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Freeburg Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

The Freeburg Police Jail phone number is: 618-539-3132

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set 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 Freeburg Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone 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 Freeburg Police Jail, click the link below.

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