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Whiting Police Jail Information

Address

Whiting Police Jail
1914 Schrage Avenue
Whiting, IN 46394-2007

Phone Number

Phone Number: 219-659-2131

The Whiting Police Jail is located at 1914 Schrage Avenue in Whiting, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Whiting Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Whiting Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Whiting Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Lake County court records, and much much more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Whiting Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and need to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member who has been arrested and you don’t know how to find out where they are?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Whiting Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Whiting Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information for anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Whiting Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Whiting 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.

First you will answer a number of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will get to use the phone to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take from 30 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to be released that morning.

Whiting Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list each visitor’s name to the Whiting Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go in a log of visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the official Whiting Police Jail at 219-659-2131 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

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

Be 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 mobile phones are allowed at Whiting Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If a 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 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 Whiting Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Whiting 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Whiting Police Jail is:

Whiting Police Jail
1914 Schrage Avenue
Whiting, IN 46394-2007

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Whiting Police Jail
1914 Schrage Avenue
Whiting, IN 46394-2007

The mail policy at the Whiting Police Jail changes, so it would be best to visit the official website when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Whiting 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 Whiting 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Lake County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Lake County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the Lake County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the Lake County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, 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 someone in jail could change, so we suggest that you double check the Whiting Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Whiting 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 Whiting Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 219-659-2131 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 inmateâ€™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 Whiting Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use 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 purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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 Whiting Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Whiting Police Jail phone number is: 219-659-2131

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 how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Whiting Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 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 money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Whiting Police Jail, click the link below.

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