Virden Police Jail

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The Virden Police Jail is located at 139 North Dye Street in Virden, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Virden Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Virden Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Virden Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Macoupin County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Virden Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Virden Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information on anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you have their name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Virden Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Virden Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere between 15 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge has to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Virden Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Virden Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Virden Police Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 217-965-4474 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Virden Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Virden Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 Virden Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Virden 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 Virden 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 Virden 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, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Macoupin County court website or call the court directly. 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. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, 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, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Virden Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so you should visit the Virden Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Virden 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 Virden Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-965-4474 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 Virden Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want 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 products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Virden Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must 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, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 217-965-4474

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Virden Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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