Marshall County Jail

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The Marshall County Jail is located at 520 6th Street in Lacon, IL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Marshall County Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Marshall County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Marshall County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and advice that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that might be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Marshall County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Marshall County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get info on anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Marshall County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Marshall County Jail is made up of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some simple questions, like your full legal name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you use the telephone so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, 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 issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process may take anywhere between 15 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Marshall County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list information about each visitor to the Marshall County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the jail at (309) 246-2115 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Marshall County Jail you have to have your name on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Marshall County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Marshall County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Marshall 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.

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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 Marshall 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 Marshall 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 arrest warrants inquiry on the Marshall County jail website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Marshall County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to the Marshall County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Marshall County Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so be sure to review the Marshall County Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Marshall 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 Marshall County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (309) 246-2115 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 Marshall County Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Marshall County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Marshall County Jail phone number is: (309) 246-2115

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Marshall County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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. In some cases, we will not 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 phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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