Oconto Police Jail

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The Oconto Police Jail is located at 1210 Main Street in Oconto, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Oconto Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything related to the Oconto Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Oconto County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Oconto Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Oconto Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who are in jail, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Oconto Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Oconto Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer some questions, like what is your full name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged can take from 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, you should expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Oconto Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Oconto Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at 920-834-7700 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Oconto Police Jail you must be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Oconto Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Oconto Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Oconto 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 Oconto 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 Oconto 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Oconto County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Oconto Police Jail might change, so review the Oconto Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Oconto 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 Oconto Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 920-834-7700 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 Oconto Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates 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 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

The only phone calls that Oconto Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 920-834-7700

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Oconto Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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