Geneseo Police Jail

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The Geneseo Police Jail is located at 600 Main Street in Geneseo, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Geneseo Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Geneseo Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Geneseo Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and tips you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that would help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Geneseo Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Geneseo Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find information on anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their arrest information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Geneseo Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Geneseo Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

The first step is that you will have to answer some questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. It also depends on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge needs to determine how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Geneseo Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list each visitor’s name to the Geneseo Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered into the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Geneseo Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 620-824-6232 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Geneseo Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Geneseo Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 a 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 magazines to an inmate at the Geneseo Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Geneseo 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 Geneseo 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 Geneseo 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and any documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and 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 are always changing, so double check the Geneseo Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Geneseo 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 Geneseo Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 620-824-6232 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 Geneseo 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 need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Geneseo Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are much 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Geneseo Police Jail phone number is: 620-824-6232

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. 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 Geneseo Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 learning how to lower 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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