Jennings Police Jail

---

The Jennings Police Jail is located at 5445 Jennings Station Road in Jennings, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Jennings Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Jennings Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much more.

Top 10 Searches for Jennings Police Jail

1. Jennings Police Jail Information
2. Jennings Police Jail Inmate Search
3. St Louis County Inmate Search in Jennings, MO
4. What Are the Visitation Rules for Jennings Police Jail
5. Jennings Police Jail Visitation Hours
6. How To Save Money on Inmate Calls at Jennings Police Jail
7. How to Send Inmate Care Packages to Jennings Police Jail
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Jennings Police Jail
10. How to Search St Louis County Arrest Records

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Jennings Police Jail Inmate Search

---

Who’s In Jail

The Jennings Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get information about anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Jennings Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You have to answer a bunch of questions, like your full legal name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the telephone so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process will take between 10 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Jennings Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Jennings Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 314-385-4672 before you go to the jail to visit.

---

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Jennings Police Jail you must first be added to their visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Jennings Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 a 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 Jennings Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Jennings 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.

---

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Jennings 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 Jennings 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get 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 find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates could change, so it would be best to double check the Jennings Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Jennings 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 Jennings Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 314-385-4672 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 Jennings Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

The only phone calls that Jennings Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. 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 a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Jennings Police Jail phone number is: 314-385-4672

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. 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 Jennings Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

Return To Main Menu

8466