Calumet Police Jail

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The Calumet Police Jail is located at 340 6Th Street in Calumet, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Calumet Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Calumet Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Houghton County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that would help others is much appreciated.

Calumet Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Calumet Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. You can also get info on anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their arrest information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Calumet Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

You will have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the phone so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, it depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge still needs to figure out 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 completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to get discharged in the morning.

Calumet Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Calumet Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Calumet Police Jail can change, so call the official Calumet Police Jail at 906-337-2345 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Calumet Police Jail you have to be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Calumet Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If the 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 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 Calumet Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Calumet 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 Calumet 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 Calumet 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 are able to check the court records on the Houghton County court website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Houghton County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents filed in the court case. You can access court records online, or at the Houghton County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to the Houghton County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Calumet Police Jail could change, so you should visit the Calumet Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Calumet 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 Calumet Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 906-337-2345 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 Calumet Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These items 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

The only phone calls that Calumet Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are usually more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 906-337-2345

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all 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 Calumet 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 cases like this, the jail 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 Calumet Police Jail, click the link below.

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