Galena Police Jail

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The Galena Police Jail is located at 321 North Main Street in Galena, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Galena Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Galena Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Jo Daviess County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Galena Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Galena Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals currently in custody, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get information about anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get the information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Galena Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Galena Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You have to answer some simple questions, like your legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process can take from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the judge still needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Galena Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Galena Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 815-777-2131 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Galena Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Galena Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Galena Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Galena 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 Galena 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 Galena 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants online or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Jo Daviess County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in the court case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Galena Police Jail jail inmates could change, so be sure to visit the Galena Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Galena 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 Galena Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 815-777-2131 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 Galena Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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 Galena 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 a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 815-777-2131

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Galena Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 figuring out how to lower 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 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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