Quinter Police Jail

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The Quinter Police Jail is located at 409 Main Street in Quinter, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Quinter Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Quinter Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and tips that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that might help others will be welcome.

Quinter Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Quinter Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get the same information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Quinter Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you must answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone so you can get in touch with 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, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process may take from 30 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will be freed. Also, it might depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Quinter Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Quinter Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the facility at 785-754-3821 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Quinter Police Jail you have to 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 because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Quinter Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Quinter Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Quinter 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 Quinter 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 Quinter 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 arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Gove County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access the court records on their website, or at the Gove County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete 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 driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes like possession or 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 procedure to send money to inmates could change, so check the Quinter Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Quinter 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 Quinter Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 785-754-3821 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 Quinter Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want 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 enough money in their commissary account. These products 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 Quinter Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

Phone Number: 785-754-3821

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly 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 from 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 Quinter Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 finding out how to decrease 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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