Joliet Police Jail

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The Joliet Police Jail is located at 116 South Main Street in Joliet, MT and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Joliet Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything related to the Joliet Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Joliet Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Carbon County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Joliet Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Joliet Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can also find information for anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Joliet Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Joliet Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. It also might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, 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 release date, expect to be released that morning.

Joliet Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Joliet Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

The Joliet Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so call the facility at 406-962-3133 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Joliet Police Jail you must first have your name on their visitation list.

Be 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 at Joliet Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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, 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 Joliet Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Joliet 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 Joliet 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 Joliet 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Carbon County jail 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 inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Carbon County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that contains a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates change frequently, so it would be best to review the Joliet Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Joliet 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 Joliet Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 406-962-3133 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 Joliet Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from 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 the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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 Joliet Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Joliet Police Jail phone number is: 406-962-3133

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Joliet Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Joliet Police Jail, click the link below.

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