Sullivan Police Jail

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The Sullivan Police Jail is located at 307 South Van Buren Street in Sullivan, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sullivan Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Sullivan Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Sullivan Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Moultrie County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

Sullivan Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sullivan Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested, including status, and visiting schedule. You can find information on anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate their inmate information quicker if you have their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Sullivan Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Sullivan Police Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer some questions, such as what is your full name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, it depends on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Sullivan Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name to the Sullivan Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered into the visitation log for the inmate. Each visitor will have to provide identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 217-728-4351 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Sullivan Police Jail you have to first be on their visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Sullivan Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not 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 under the age of 18 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 magazines to an inmate at the Sullivan Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Moultrie 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 ask them. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Moultrie County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file containing a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the Moultrie County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the Moultrie County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail change frequently, so it would be best to check the Sullivan Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sullivan 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 Sullivan Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-728-4351 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 Sullivan Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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

The only phone calls that Sullivan Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear 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 ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 217-728-4351

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Sullivan Police Jail. The prices 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. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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