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Ontario Police Jail Information

Address

Ontario Police Jail
313 Main Street
Ontario, WI 54651

Phone Number

Phone: 608-337-4800

The Ontario Police Jail is located at 313 Main Street in Ontario, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ontario Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Ontario Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Ontario Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and lots more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and advice you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that could help others is much appreciated.

Ontario Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is in jail and don’t know how to find them? Do you know a friend or family member that’s been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

In order to see who is in jail at the Ontario Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ontario Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find the same information for anyone processed or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you enter their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Ontario Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Ontario Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some basic questions, like your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. It also depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate has to decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Ontario Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Ontario Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

The Ontario Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the official Ontario Police Jail at 608-337-4800 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

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

Be 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 without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Ontario Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

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

The mailing address for the Ontario Police Jail is:

Ontario Police Jail
313 Main Street
Ontario, WI 54651

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Ontario Police Jail
313 Main Street
Ontario, WI 54651

The Ontario Police Jail inmate mail policy changes frequently, so you should review the site before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Ontario 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 Ontario 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 are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Vernon County court website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep 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 name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Vernon County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Ontario Police Jail change frequently, so it would be best to review the Ontario Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ontario 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 Ontario Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 608-337-4800 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 Ontario Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use 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 buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Ontario Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 608-337-4800

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Ontario Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Ontario Police Jail, click the link below.

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