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Argyle Police Jail Information

Address

Argyle Police Jail
401 East Milwaukee Street
Argyle, WI 53504-9578

Phone Number

Phone: 608-543-9360

The Argyle Police Jail is located at 401 East Milwaukee Street in Argyle, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Argyle Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Argyle Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that would be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Argyle Police Jail Inmate Search

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

In order to look up who’s in jail at the Argyle Police Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Argyle Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested, including custody status, and times you can visit. You can get info about anyone arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information more quickly if you’ve got their name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Argyle Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer a number of questions, such as your legal name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take from 30 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get released that morning.

Argyle Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give each visitor’s full name to the Argyle Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the jail at 608-543-9360 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

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

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

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

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 old 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 Argyle Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Argyle 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 an inmate at Argyle Police Jail:

Argyle Police Jail
401 East Milwaukee Street
Argyle, WI 53504-9578

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Argyle Police Jail
401 East Milwaukee Street
Argyle, WI 53504-9578

The Argyle Police Jail mail policy changes, so we suggest that you check the official website before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Argyle 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 Argyle 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 court records on the Lafayette County court website or you are able to 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 ask them. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you 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 Lafayette County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file containing a docket and any documents filed in the court case. You can access court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail are always changing, so be sure to review the Argyle Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Argyle 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 Argyle Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 608-543-9360 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 Argyle Police Jail store. You 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 daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Argyle Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally pricier 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 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Argyle Police Jail phone number is: 608-543-9360

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Argyle 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 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 learning 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 jail or prison 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 Argyle Police Jail, click the link below.

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