Berkeley Police Jail

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The Berkeley Police Jail is located at 5819 Electric Avenue in Berkeley, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Berkeley Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Berkeley Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the advice and information that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

Berkeley Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Berkeley Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find the same information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their arrest information more quickly if you have their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Berkeley Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. This process can take from 10 minutes to all day. So, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. It also will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge has to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Berkeley Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Berkeley Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will have to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the official Berkeley Police Jail at 708-449-8224 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Berkeley Police Jail you have to have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Berkeley Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they must 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, this 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 Berkeley Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Cook County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and any documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on their website, or at the Cook County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Berkeley Police Jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to check the Berkeley Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Berkeley 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 Berkeley Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 708-449-8224 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 Berkeley Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember 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 buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Berkeley Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 708-449-8224

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 get to set the prices. The profits from 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 Berkeley Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Berkeley Police Jail, click the link below.

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