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Golconda Police Jail Information

Address

Golconda Police Jail
216 East Decatur Street
Golconda, IL 62938

Phone Number

Phone Number: 618-683-4321

The Golconda Police Jail is located at 216 East Decatur Street in Golconda, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Golconda Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Golconda Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give info that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that would be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Golconda Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is locked up and need to locate them? Do you know someone who has been arrested and you don’t know how to find out where they are?

To look up who is in jail at the Golconda Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Golconda Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get information about anybody booked or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate the information fast if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Golconda Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Golconda Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

The first step is that you must answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. Also, it depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, expect to be released in the morning.

Golconda Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list each visitor’s full name to the Golconda Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put in the log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Golconda Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the jail at 618-683-4321 before you try to go to visitation.

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

To visit an inmate at the Golconda Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to take 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 are allowed at Golconda Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Golconda Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Golconda 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Golconda Police Jail, use this address:

Golconda Police Jail
216 East Decatur Street
Golconda, IL 62938

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Golconda Police Jail
216 East Decatur Street
Golconda, IL 62938

The mail policy at the Golconda Police Jail can change, so it would be best to check the official website when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Golconda 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 Golconda 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 check the arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear 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 first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Pope County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket and any of the documents filed in the court case. You can access court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Golconda Police Jail could change, so it would be best to review the Golconda Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Golconda 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 Golconda Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-683-4321 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 Golconda Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Golconda Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Golconda Police Jail phone number is: 618-683-4321

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 from all 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 Golconda Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, 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 can save you money.

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

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