Gurnee Police Jail

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The Gurnee Police Jail is located at 100 North Oplaine Road in Gurnee, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gurnee Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Gurnee Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, just ask them, and any comments or feedback that could help others would be welcome.

Gurnee Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gurnee Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can get the same information about anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get the information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Gurnee Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Gurnee Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will have to answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a phone call to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, it can depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Gurnee Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give information about each visitor to the Gurnee Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered into a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Each visitor will have to provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will be turned away.

The Gurnee Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 847-599-7050 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Gurnee Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

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

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Gurnee Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gurnee 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 Gurnee 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 Gurnee 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, you can access arrest warrants on the Lake County court website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person 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 first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Lake County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at the Lake County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail change frequently, so you should double check the Gurnee Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gurnee 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 Gurnee Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 847-599-7050 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 Gurnee Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Gurnee Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 847-599-7050

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Gurnee Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call 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 Gurnee Police Jail, click the link below.

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