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Eldora Police Jail Information

Address

Eldora Police Jail
1442 Washington Street
Eldora, IA 50627-1633

Phone Number

Phone Number: 641-939-3333

The Eldora Police Jail is located at 1442 Washington Street in Eldora, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Eldora Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything related to the Eldora Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Eldora Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and lots more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Eldora Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is incarcerated and need to contact them? Do you know someone who has been arrested and you want to find out what jail they’re in?

To find out who’s in jail at the Eldora Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Eldora Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find the same information about anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information faster if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Eldora Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Eldora Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a telephone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take from 15 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get released. Also, it can depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge must determine how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Eldora Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Eldora Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go in a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Eldora Police Jail frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 641-939-3333 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Eldora Police Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Eldora Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they must 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, 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 Eldora Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Eldora 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Eldora Police Jail:

Eldora Police Jail
1442 Washington Street
Eldora, IA 50627-1633

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Eldora Police Jail
1442 Washington Street
Eldora, IA 50627-1633

The Eldora Police Jail mail policy changes, so it would be best to double check the official Eldora Police Jail site when you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Eldora 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 Eldora 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, you can check the court records online or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. 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 know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Hardin County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to check the Eldora Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Eldora 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 Eldora Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 641-939-3333 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 inmateâ€™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 Eldora Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need 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 account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Eldora Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally 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 bear 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, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Eldora Police Jail phone number is: 641-939-3333

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all 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 Eldora Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Eldora Police Jail, click the link below.

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