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Address
268 West Washington Avenue
Lewistown, IL 61542
Phone Number
Phone Number: (309) 547-2277
The Fulton County Jail is located at 268 West Washington Avenue in Lewistown, IL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department.
This page tells you all the information about anything related to the Fulton County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Fulton County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Fulton County court records, and much, much more.Top 10 Searches for Fulton County Jail
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- What is Inmate Commissary?
- How to Send Money to an Inmate at Fulton County Jail
- How to Search Fulton County Arrest Records
Introduction
This guide is designed to give information that you’ll need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.
Fulton County Jail Inmate Search
Do you have a friend or family member in jail and need to find out where they are? Do you know somebody who’s been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?
In order to find out who is in jail at the Fulton County Jail you need to use the search form.
Who’s In Jail
The Fulton County Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information for anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information faster if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.
Fulton County Jail Policies and Procedures
Intake Procedures
The jail intake procedure at the Fulton County Jail takes you through these steps:
They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.
The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.
You will get to make a telephone call to 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, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.
Discharge Procedures
Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, it might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate has to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.
Fulton County Jail Visitation
In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name to the Fulton County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.
Visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Fulton County Jail at (309) 547-2277 before you try to go to visitation.
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
Before you can visit someone at the Fulton County Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.
Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.
No mobile phones at Fulton County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.
If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to 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, the minor 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 Fulton County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fulton 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 an inmate at Fulton County Jail:
Fulton County Jail
268 West Washington Avenue
Lewistown, IL 61542
Here is how you should address the letter:
[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Fulton County Jail
268 West Washington Avenue
Lewistown, IL 61542
The mail policy at the Fulton County Jail changes frequently, so it would be best to check the site when you send a letter to an inmate.
Sending Other Things to an Inmate
There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Fulton 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 Fulton 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records online or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.
Arrest Record Search
If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Fulton County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.
Court Records
Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.
Criminal Records
Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.
A criminal records search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.
Money & Commissary
The procedure to send funds to someone in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you check the Fulton County Jail site when you send any money.
How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fulton 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 Fulton County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (309) 547-2277 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 Fulton County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from 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 the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Fulton County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.
Phone Number: (309) 547-2277
How To Save Money on Inmate Calls
Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all inmate phone calls 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 Fulton County 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 state prisons and local 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.
For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Fulton County Jail, click the link below.
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