Bourbon Police Jail

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The Bourbon Police Jail is located at 224 North Main Street in Bourbon, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bourbon Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Bourbon 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

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Bourbon Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bourbon Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people currently in custody, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info on anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find the information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Bourbon Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Bourbon Police Jail takes you through 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 a while to get processed.

First, you will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and a 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 get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged. It also depends on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the judge must determine how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Bourbon Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s name to the Bourbon Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Bourbon Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the official Bourbon Police Jail at 574-342-3105 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Bourbon Police Jail you must first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Bourbon Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain 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 under the age of 18 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 the 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 Bourbon Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bourbon 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 Bourbon 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 Bourbon 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 check court records on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. 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 know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Marshall County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the Marshall County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Bourbon Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so be sure to double check the Bourbon Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bourbon 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 Bourbon Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 574-342-3105 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 Bourbon Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust 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

All phone calls from the Bourbon Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 574-342-3105

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Bourbon Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local 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 circumstances 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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