Clinton Police Jail

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The Clinton Police Jail is located at 118 West Washington Street in Clinton, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Clinton Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything a person needs to know about the Clinton Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find De Witt County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Clinton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Clinton Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information about anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate the information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Clinton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and 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

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge must determine how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get released that morning.

Clinton Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name to the Clinton Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Clinton Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Clinton Police Jail at 217-935-9438 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Clinton Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Clinton Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 of age 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 Clinton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Clinton 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the De Witt County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you double check the Clinton Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Clinton 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 Clinton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-935-9438 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 Clinton Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Clinton Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 217-935-9438

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Clinton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 calling 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Clinton Police Jail, click the link below.

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