Chrisman Police Jail

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The Chrisman Police Jail is located at 222 West Madison Avenue in Chrisman, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Chrisman Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Chrisman Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Chrisman Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Chrisman Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Chrisman Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find the same information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get the information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Chrisman Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Chrisman Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

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

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to get discharged that morning.

Chrisman Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must give information about each visitor to the Chrisman Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the official Chrisman Police Jail at 217-269-2014 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No phones are allowed at Chrisman Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of the inmate, this 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 Chrisman Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Chrisman 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 Chrisman 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 Chrisman 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 are able to check the arrest warrants 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 be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as 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 this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Edgar County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail are always changing, so be sure to visit the Chrisman Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Chrisman 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 Chrisman Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-269-2014 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 Chrisman Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Chrisman Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier 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 inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The Chrisman Police Jail phone number is: 217-269-2014

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Chrisman 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 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 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 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 Chrisman Police Jail, click the link below.

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