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Sedalia Police Jail Information

Address

Sedalia Police Jail
201 West 2Nd Street
Sedalia, MO 65301-3805

Phone Number

Phone: 660-826-8100

The Sedalia Police Jail is located at 201 West 2Nd Street in Sedalia, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sedalia Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything related to the Sedalia Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Sedalia Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Pettis County court records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give advice and information that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Sedalia Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and need to find out where they are? Do you know a friend or family member who’s been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?

To see who’s in jail at the Sedalia Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sedalia Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find the same information about anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Sedalia Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Sedalia Police Jail takes you through each of 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 answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the phone so you can call 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 street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you can get released from jail. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge needs to determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, expect to get released that morning.

Sedalia Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Sedalia Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered into the visitors log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 660-826-8100 before you go to the jail to visit.

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

Before you can visit someone at the Sedalia Police Jail you have to be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Sedalia Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Sedalia Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sedalia 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Sedalia Police Jail, use this address:

Sedalia Police Jail
201 West 2Nd Street
Sedalia, MO 65301-3805

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Sedalia Police Jail
201 West 2Nd Street
Sedalia, MO 65301-3805

The Sedalia Police Jail inmate mail policy changes frequently, so it would be best to double check the site when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Sedalia 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 Sedalia 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 arrest warrants on the Pettis County court website or 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 be clear 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 first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Pettis County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file containing a court docket and any of the documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to the Pettis County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Sedalia Police Jail change frequently, so you should review the Sedalia Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sedalia 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 Sedalia Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 660-826-8100 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 Sedalia Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Sedalia Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

The Sedalia Police Jail phone number is: 660-826-8100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every 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 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 Sedalia Police Jail. The rates 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 any money, 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 rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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