Howell Police Jail

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The Howell Police Jail is located at 611 East Grand River Avenue in Howell, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Howell Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Howell Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Howell Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Howell Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find the same information for anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Howell Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Howell Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

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

You will get to use the telephone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, it depends on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge must figure out the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Howell Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list each visitor’s name to the Howell Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors has to provide identification. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures change often, so you should call the jail at 517-546-1330 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Howell Police Jail you have to be on 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.

No cellphones are allowed at Howell Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Howell Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Howell 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 Howell 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 Howell 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access court records on the Livingston County court website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the 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 have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Howell Police Jail inmates might change, so we suggest that you double check the Howell Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Howell 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 Howell Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 517-546-1330 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 Howell Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their commissary 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 Howell Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Howell Police Jail phone number is: 517-546-1330

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 the prices. The profits off of 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 Howell Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to lower 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore 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 Howell Police Jail, click the link below.

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