Hammond Police Jail

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The Hammond Police Jail is located at 509 East Douglas Street in Hammond, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hammond Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Hammond Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that might help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Hammond Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hammond Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can also find the same information for anyone booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Hammond Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Hammond Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

First you have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Hammond Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list each visitor’s name to the Hammond Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each visitor is required to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Hammond Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the official Hammond Police Jail at 219-852-6336 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Hammond Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Hammond Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Hammond Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hammond 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 Hammond 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 Hammond 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants on the Lake County jail website or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. 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 Lake County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and this 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 filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on their website, or at the Lake County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to the Lake County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Hammond Police Jail change frequently, so be sure to double check the Hammond Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hammond 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 Hammond Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 219-852-6336 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 Hammond Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want 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 sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Hammond Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 219-852-6336

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Hammond Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances 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 jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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