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Waterman Police Jail Information

Address

Waterman Police Jail
215 West Adams Street
Waterman, IL 60556

Phone Number

Phone: 815-264-3574

The Waterman Police Jail is located at 215 West Adams Street in Waterman, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Waterman Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Waterman Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Waterman Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that might help others will be welcome.

Waterman Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is in jail and don’t know how to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend that’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find them?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Waterman Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

State

Who’s In Jail

The Waterman Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people currently in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get the same information on anybody processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their inmate information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Waterman Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Waterman Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail may take between 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate must determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Waterman Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Waterman Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitation log for the inmate. All visitors must provide identification. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Waterman Police Jail change often, so call the jail at 815-264-3574 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 someone at the Waterman Police Jail you must be added to their visitation list.

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

No phones at Waterman Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Waterman Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Waterman 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

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Waterman Police Jail:

Waterman Police Jail
215 West Adams Street
Waterman, IL 60556

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Waterman Police Jail
215 West Adams Street
Waterman, IL 60556

The Waterman Police Jail mail policy changes frequently, so be sure to visit the the Waterman Police Jail website before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Waterman 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 Waterman 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check court records online or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Dekalb County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access court records on their website, or at the Dekalb County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Dekalb County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Waterman Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so it would be best to review the Waterman Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Waterman 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 Waterman Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 815-264-3574 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 Waterman Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Waterman Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or totally denied.

Phone Number: 815-264-3574

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Waterman Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 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 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 will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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