Lincoln Police Jail

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The Lincoln Police Jail is located at 122 East Main Street in Lincoln, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lincoln Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Lincoln Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Benton County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask them, and any comments or tips that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Lincoln Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lincoln Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their inmate information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Lincoln Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Lincoln Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

First, you will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. It also might depend on whether you have a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to be discharged that morning.

Lincoln Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Lincoln Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Lincoln Police Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the facility at 660-547-2718 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Lincoln Police Jail you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Lincoln Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 of age and is not related to 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Lincoln Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check the court records on the Benton County jail website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates can change at any time, so check the Lincoln Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lincoln 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 Lincoln Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 660-547-2718 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 Lincoln Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Lincoln Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 660-547-2718

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls are shared 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 Lincoln 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 is 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 circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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