Onarga Police Jail

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The Onarga Police Jail is located at 113 West Seminary Avenue in Onarga, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Onarga Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Onarga Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Onarga Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Iroquois County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and advice that you’ll need to make the process easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Onarga Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Onarga Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find the same information about anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get the information more quickly if you enter their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Onarga Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Onarga Police Jail includes these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you must answer some questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Onarga Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Onarga Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. All visitors is required to provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at 815-268-7311 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No cellphones are allowed at Onarga Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not normally 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 of age and is not related to 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 Onarga Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Onarga 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 Onarga 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 Onarga 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 access arrest warrants on the website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know 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, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file containing a docket and all documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, 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 money to people in jail change frequently, so you should double check the Onarga Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Onarga 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 Onarga Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 815-268-7311 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 Onarga Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their 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 Onarga Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to 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 a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 815-268-7311

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 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 Onarga 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 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 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not 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 calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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