Lanark Police Jail

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The Lanark Police Jail is located at 111 South Boyd Street in Lanark, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lanark Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Lanark Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Lanark Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and any comments or tips that would help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Lanark Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lanark Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get information about anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get the information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Lanark Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Lanark Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some simple questions, like your full name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to use the telephone to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged takes from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get released. It also will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the judge must decide on your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Lanark Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Lanark Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Lanark Police Jail change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 815-493-6931 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Lanark Police Jail you must first be added to this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Lanark Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Lanark Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lanark 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 Lanark 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 Lanark 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 the court records on the website or you are able to call the court. 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. Keep 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 a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Lanark Police Jail inmates might change, so we suggest that you visit the Lanark Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lanark 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 Lanark Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 815-493-6931 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 Lanark Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need 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 items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items 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 Lanark Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Lanark Police Jail phone number is: 815-493-6931

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set 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 Lanark Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 figuring out 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 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 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 can save you money.

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

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