Racine Police Jail

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The Racine Police Jail is located at 405 Main Street in Racine, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Racine Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything you might need to know about the Racine Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and 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 the process a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Racine Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Racine Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find the same information on anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Racine Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Racine Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

First you must answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get 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 get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. It also can depend on whether you have a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Racine Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Racine Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go in a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the jail at 740-949-2296 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Racine Police Jail you have to have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

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

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Racine Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Racine 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 Racine 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 Racine 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Meigs County jail website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, 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 Meigs County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug Possession of drug 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 inmates at the Racine Police Jail can change at any time, so be sure to review the Racine Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Racine 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 Racine Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 740-949-2296 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 Racine Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want 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 inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Racine Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 740-949-2296

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Racine Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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