Wayland Police Jail

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The Wayland Police Jail is located at 218 West Main Street in Wayland, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wayland Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Wayland Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and advice that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would help others will be much appreciated.

Wayland Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wayland Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get information on anyone processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Wayland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Wayland Police Jail includes these steps:

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

You must answer some simple questions, such as your full name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge has to figure out 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 out your jail sentence and have a release date, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Wayland Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Wayland Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered into the visitors log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so call the facility at 319-256-3276 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Wayland Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Make 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.

No phones at Wayland Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Wayland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wayland 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 Wayland 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 Wayland 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants online or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Henry County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to 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, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates at the Wayland Police Jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you check the Wayland Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wayland 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 Wayland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 319-256-3276 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 Wayland Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Wayland Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls might get cut back or cut altogether.

The Wayland Police Jail phone number is: 319-256-3276

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Wayland Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling 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 circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone 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 Wayland Police Jail, click the link below.

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