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Bethany Police Jail Information

Address

Bethany Police Jail
201 West Main Street
Bethany, IL 61914

Phone Number

Phone Number: 217-665-3111

The Bethany Police Jail is located at 201 West Main Street in Bethany, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bethany Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Bethany Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Bethany Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Bethany Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is in jail and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you want to find them?

To see who is in jail at the Bethany Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bethany Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get information on anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Bethany Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Bethany Police Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to determine how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to get discharged in the morning.

Bethany Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Bethany Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be put into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

The Bethany Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Bethany Police Jail at 217-665-3111 before you try to visit an inmate.

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 an inmate at the Bethany Police Jail you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Bethany Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 Bethany Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bethany 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

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Bethany Police Jail:

Bethany Police Jail
201 West Main Street
Bethany, IL 61914

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Bethany Police Jail
201 West Main Street
Bethany, IL 61914

The inmate mail policy at the Bethany Police Jail changes often, so we suggest that you visit the site 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 Bethany 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 Bethany 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants online or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in the case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates at the Bethany Police Jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you visit the Bethany Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bethany 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 Bethany Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-665-3111 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 Bethany Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use 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 the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Bethany Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

The Bethany Police Jail phone number is: 217-665-3111

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Bethany Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 these cases, the facility 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 Bethany Police Jail, click the link below.

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