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Walcott Police Jail Information

Address

Walcott Police Jail
212 West Lincoln Street
Walcott, IA 52773

Phone Number

Phone Number: 563-284-6571

The Walcott Police Jail is located at 212 West Lincoln Street in Walcott, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Walcott Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Walcott Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Walcott Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any tips or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Walcott Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is in jail and need to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you need to locate them?

To find out who is in jail at the Walcott Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Walcott Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info about anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their arrest information faster if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Walcott Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First you must answer some questions, such as what is your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a discharge date, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Walcott Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list each visitor’s full name to the Walcott Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Walcott Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so call the facility at 563-284-6571 before go to the jail 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

In order to visit an inmate at the Walcott Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Walcott Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Walcott Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Walcott 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 Walcott Police Jail, use this address:

Walcott Police Jail
212 West Lincoln Street
Walcott, IA 52773

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Walcott Police Jail
212 West Lincoln Street
Walcott, IA 52773

The Walcott Police Jail mail policy changes frequently, so check the official website before 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 Walcott 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 Walcott 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Scott County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. 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.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you check the Walcott Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Walcott 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 Walcott Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 563-284-6571 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 Walcott Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Walcott Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

The Walcott Police Jail phone number is: 563-284-6571

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Walcott Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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