Wyanet Police Jail

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The Wyanet Police Jail is located at 120 North Locust Street in Wyanet, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wyanet Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about everything related to the Wyanet Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Wyanet Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and tips you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others is welcome.

Wyanet Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wyanet Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including current status, and visiting schedule. You can find information on anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find the information fast if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Wyanet Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Wyanet Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you must answer some basic questions, like your full name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to figure out your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Wyanet Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Wyanet Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 815-699-2500 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Wyanet Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Wyanet Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Wyanet Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wyanet 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 Wyanet 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 Wyanet 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, you can check court records online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, 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 completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you check the Wyanet Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wyanet 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 Wyanet Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 815-699-2500 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 Wyanet Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Wyanet Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

The Wyanet Police Jail phone number is: 815-699-2500

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of 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 Wyanet Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 state prisons and local jails finding 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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