Fairview Police Jail

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The Fairview Police Jail is located at 245 Wilson Street in Fairview, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Fairview Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Fairview Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Fulton County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that might help others will be welcome.

Fairview Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Fairview Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can also find the same information about anybody booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information faster if you have their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Fairview Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Fairview Police Jail includes each of these steps:

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

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

You will get to make a phone call so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, it depends on whether you have a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Fairview Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give each visitor’s name to the Fairview Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Fairview Police Jail frequently change, so call the official Fairview Police Jail at 309-778-2623 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Fairview Police Jail you must first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 phones at Fairview Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Fairview Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fairview 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 Fairview 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 Fairview 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Fulton County jail website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. 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 Fulton County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive 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 DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Fairview Police Jail inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you visit the Fairview Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fairview 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 Fairview Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 309-778-2623 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 Fairview Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

All phone calls from the Fairview Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to 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 under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

The Fairview Police Jail phone number is: 309-778-2623

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Fairview Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 finding 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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