Fithian Police Jail

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The Fithian Police Jail is located at 202 North Main Street in Fithian, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Fithian Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything related to the Fithian Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Fithian Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Fithian Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get info on anybody arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Fithian Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Fithian Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Fithian Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Fithian Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Fithian Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the facility at 217-288-9251 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Fithian Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Fithian Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Fithian Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fithian 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 Fithian 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 Fithian 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Vermilion County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Fithian Police Jail can change at any time, so be sure to review the Fithian Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fithian 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 Fithian Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-288-9251 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 Fithian Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items 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 Fithian Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden.

The Fithian Police Jail phone number is: 217-288-9251

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts 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 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 Fithian 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 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 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 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 has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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