Cairo Police Jail

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The Cairo Police Jail is located at 1501 Washington Avenue in Cairo, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cairo Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Cairo Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Cairo Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Alexander County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and advice you need to make the process easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Cairo Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cairo Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information about anybody processed or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their inmate information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Cairo Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Cairo Police Jail is made up of 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.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some questions, like your full legal name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also might depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Cairo Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Cairo Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of approved visitors for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Cairo Police Jail are always changing, so call the jail at 618-734-2131 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Cairo Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Cairo Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Cairo Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cairo 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 Cairo 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 Cairo 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 on the Alexander County court website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and all filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court 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 other states. You can go to the Alexander County Courthouse and check in person, 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 may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, 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 process for sending funds to people in jail can change at any time, so it would be best to double check the Cairo Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cairo 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 Cairo Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-734-2131 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 Cairo Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use 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 inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Cairo Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: 618-734-2131

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set 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 Cairo Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Cairo Police Jail, click the link below.

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