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Address
416 Fourth Street
Rockwell City, IA 50579
Phone Number
Phone: (712) 297-7583
The Calhoun County Jail is located at 416 Fourth Street in Rockwell City, IA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department.
This page tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Calhoun County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.Top 10 Searches for Calhoun County Jail
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Introduction
This guide is designed to give you info that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.
Calhoun County Jail Inmate Search
Do you have a family member or friend that is in jail and don’t know how to find out where they are? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you need to find them?
In order to search who is in jail at the Calhoun County Jail you have to use the search form.
Who’s In Jail
The Calhoun County Jail Inmate List is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info on anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate the information fast if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or inmate ID.
Calhoun County Jail Policies and Procedures
Intake Procedures
The intake procedure at the Calhoun County Jail includes these steps:
They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really 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 a number of questions, like your full legal name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.
You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.
If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.
Discharge Procedures
Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you have a bond amount or if the judge needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, plan to get released between 9am and noon.
Calhoun County Jail Visitation
In order to have visitors, inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Calhoun County Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered in the visitation log as an approved visitor. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.
Visitation procedures can change, so you should call the official Calhoun County Jail at (712) 297-7583 before you go to the jail to visit.
Visiting Hours
Day | Visiting Hours |
---|---|
Monday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Tuesday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Wednesday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Thursday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Friday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Saturday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Sunday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Visitation Rules
In order to visit someone at the Calhoun County Jail you have to have your name on their approved visitation list.
Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.
No cellphones at Calhoun County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Calhoun County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Calhoun County 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.
Mailing Address
Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Calhoun County Jail:
Calhoun County Jail
416 Fourth Street
Rockwell City, IA 50579
Here is how you should address the letter:
[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Calhoun County Jail
416 Fourth Street
Rockwell City, IA 50579
The Calhoun County Jail mail policy changes often, so we suggest that you review the site before you send a letter.
Sending Other Things to an Inmate
There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Calhoun County 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 Calhoun County 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Calhoun County jail website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.
Arrest Record Search
If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is freely available.
Court Records
Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.
Criminal Records
Each state maintains records of their state citizen’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 make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.
A criminal records 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 offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.
Money & Commissary
The process for sending money to people in jail can change at any time, so you should check the Calhoun County Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.
How To Send Money to an Inmate at Calhoun County 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 Calhoun County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (712) 297-7583 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 Calhoun County Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, 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 account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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
The only phone calls that Calhoun County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.
Phone Number: (712) 297-7583
How To Save Money on Inmate Calls
Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Calhoun County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.
For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Calhoun County Jail, click the link below.
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