Wapello Police Jail

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The Wapello Police Jail is located at 335 North Main Street in Wapello, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wapello Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Wapello Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Wapello Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Louisa County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Wapello Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wapello Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get the information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Wapello Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Wapello Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will get put 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 have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological 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.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Wapello Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name to the Wapello Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Wapello Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 319-523-4091 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Wapello Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Wapello Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 under the age of 18 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Wapello Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wapello 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 Wapello 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 Wapello 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants online or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. 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 know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Louisa County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Louisa County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Wapello Police Jail might change, so you should visit the Wapello Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wapello 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 Wapello Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 319-523-4091 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 Wapello Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from 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 sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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 Wapello Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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, phone calls may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 319-523-4091

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 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 Wapello Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning 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 prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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