Emerson Police Jail

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The Emerson Police Jail is located at 511 North Main Street in Emerson, NE and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Emerson Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything related to the Emerson Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Dakota County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that could help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Emerson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Emerson Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find information on anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Emerson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Emerson Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you must answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the phone in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Emerson Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Emerson Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Emerson Police Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the facility at 402-695-2251 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Emerson Police Jail you have to first have your name on their approved 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 Emerson Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Emerson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Emerson 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 Emerson 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 Emerson 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Dakota County court website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Dakota County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, 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 different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Emerson Police Jail could change, so visit the Emerson Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Emerson 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 Emerson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 402-695-2251 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 Emerson Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Emerson Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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, phone calls might get reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 402-695-2251

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Emerson Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 a lot of money 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 these cases, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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