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Chinook Police Jail Information

Address

Chinook Police Jail
300 Ohio Street
Chinook, MT 59523

Phone Number

Phone: 406-357-3170

The Chinook Police Jail is located at 300 Ohio Street in Chinook, MT and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Chinook Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything related to the Chinook Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Chinook Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Blaine County court records, and much, much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice that you’ll need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Chinook Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is in jail and need to contact them? Do you know somebody who’s been arrested and you want to find them?

In order to search who’s in jail at the Chinook Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Chinook Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. You can find the same information for anyone booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their arrest information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Chinook Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Chinook Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge has to decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Chinook Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Chinook Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Chinook Police Jail are always changing, so call the facility at 406-357-3170 before you go to visitation.

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 someone at the Chinook Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Chinook Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 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 Chinook Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Chinook 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 Chinook Police Jail, use this address:

Chinook Police Jail
300 Ohio Street
Chinook, MT 59523

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Chinook Police Jail
300 Ohio Street
Chinook, MT 59523

The mail policy at the Chinook Police Jail changes frequently, so be sure to visit the site when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Chinook 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 Chinook 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the Blaine County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Chinook Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to review the Chinook Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Chinook 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 Chinook Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 406-357-3170 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 Chinook Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Chinook Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

The Chinook Police Jail phone number is: 406-357-3170

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Chinook Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 facility 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 Chinook Police Jail, click the link below.

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