Glenwood Police Jail

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The Glenwood Police Jail is located at 209 Sharp Street in Glenwood, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Glenwood Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Glenwood Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Glenwood Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Mills County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you info that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Glenwood Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Glenwood Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info for anybody processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Glenwood Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Glenwood Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you must answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, it might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Glenwood Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Glenwood Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go in the log for the requesting inmate. All visitors is required to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Glenwood Police Jail at 712-527-4844 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Glenwood Police Jail you have to be on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Glenwood Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 a 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Glenwood Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Glenwood 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 Glenwood 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 Glenwood 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 think you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access court records online or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Mills County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is available to anyone.

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 contains a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Glenwood Police Jail inmates might change, so it would be best to review the Glenwood Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Glenwood 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 Glenwood Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 712-527-4844 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 Glenwood Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Glenwood Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 712-527-4844

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Glenwood 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 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 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 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 these cases, 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 Glenwood Police Jail, click the link below.

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