Lyndon Police Jail

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The Lyndon Police Jail is located at 730 Topeka Avenue in Lyndon, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lyndon Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Lyndon Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Osage County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and advice you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Lyndon Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lyndon Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Lyndon Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Lyndon Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the telephone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process takes between 30 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to be released in the morning.

Lyndon Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Lyndon Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go into the log for the inmate. Every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 785-828-3147 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Lyndon Police Jail you must first have your name on their 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 mobile phones at Lyndon Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Lyndon Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lyndon 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 Lyndon 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 Lyndon 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind 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 Osage County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Lyndon Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so it would be best to double check the Lyndon Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lyndon 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 Lyndon Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 785-828-3147 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 Lyndon Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Lyndon Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 785-828-3147

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Lyndon 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 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 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. There are some prisons or jails 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 can save you money.

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

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