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Desoto Police Jail Information

Address

Desoto Police Jail
210 West Lincoln Street
Desoto, IL 62924

Phone Number

Phone Number: 618-867-2315

The Desoto Police Jail is located at 210 West Lincoln Street in Desoto, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Desoto Police Department.

This site will tell you info about everything you might want to know about the Desoto Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Jackson County court records, and more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others is welcome.

Desoto Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that has gone to jail and need to find out where they are? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you need to find them?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Desoto Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Desoto Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info about anybody booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Desoto Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Desoto Police Jail includes these steps:

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

You must answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take between 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get let go. It also might depend on if you have a bond amount or if a judge must determine your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Desoto Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Desoto Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be put into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide identification. Visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

The Desoto Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so call the official Desoto Police Jail at 618-867-2315 before you visit an inmate.

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

To visit someone at the Desoto Police Jail you must first be on their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Desoto Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Desoto Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Desoto 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

The mailing address for the Desoto Police Jail is:

Desoto Police Jail
210 West Lincoln Street
Desoto, IL 62924

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Desoto Police Jail
210 West Lincoln Street
Desoto, IL 62924

The Desoto Police Jail mail policy changes, so it would be best to review the the Desoto Police Jail website when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Desoto 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 Desoto 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Jackson County court website or you can call the jail 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. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a court docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, 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 procedure to send funds to Desoto Police Jail inmates are always changing, so be sure to review the Desoto Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Desoto 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 Desoto Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-867-2315 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 Desoto Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Desoto Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden.

The Desoto Police Jail phone number is: 618-867-2315

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control 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 Desoto 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 things 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 state prisons and local jails finding 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 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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