Lodi Police Jail

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The Lodi Police Jail is located at 215 West Elm Street in Lodi, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lodi Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Lodi Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Lodi Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice that you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Lodi Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lodi Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Lodi Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

The first step is that you will answer a number of questions, such as your legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken 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 shortly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Lodi Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list information about each visitor to the Lodi Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitors log for the inmate. All visitors has to provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 209-333-6728 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Lodi Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Lodi Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 a 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 Lodi Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lodi 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 Lodi 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 Lodi 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 on the San Joaquin County jail website or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the San Joaquin County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and any documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail are always changing, so you should double check the Lodi Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lodi 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 Lodi Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 209-333-6728 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 Lodi Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind 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 products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Lodi Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive 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 inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 209-333-6728

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly 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 from all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Lodi 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 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, 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 Lodi Police Jail, click the link below.

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