Vilonia Police Jail

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The Vilonia Police Jail is located at 18 Bise Drive in Vilonia, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Vilonia Police Department.

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

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and tips that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that could be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Vilonia Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Vilonia Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find the same information for anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Vilonia Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Vilonia Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

You have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number 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 be allowed to use the telephone to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Vilonia Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Vilonia Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go into the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each visitor must provide identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Vilonia Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so call the jail at 501-796-8170 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Vilonia Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Vilonia Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not 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 old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Vilonia Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Vilonia 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 Vilonia 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 Vilonia 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 can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Faulkner County jail website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Faulkner County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Vilonia Police Jail inmates could change, so you should review the Vilonia Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Vilonia 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 Vilonia Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 501-796-8170 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 Vilonia Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

All phone calls from the Vilonia Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 501-796-8170

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Vilonia 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 learning 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where 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 phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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