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Mason County Detention Facility Information

Address

Mason County Detention Facility
102 West Market Street
Havana, IL 62644

Phone Number

Phone: (309) 543-4311

The Mason County Detention Facility is located at 102 West Market Street in Havana, IL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Mason County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Mason County Detention Facility, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer info you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that might help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Mason County Detention Facility Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and don’t know how to find out where they are? Do you know somebody that has been arrested and you need to find them?

To find out who is in jail at the Mason County Detention Facility you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mason County Detention Facility Inmate Search is a list of people currently in custody, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info for anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find their inmate information fast if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Mason County Detention Facility Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Mason County Detention Facility includes these steps:

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

You have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to contact 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 your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. It also depends on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, you should plan to get released in the morning.

Mason County Detention Facility Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name to the Mason County Detention Facility in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in the log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Mason County Detention Facility visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at (309) 543-4311 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

In order to visit someone at the Mason County Detention Facility you must first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Mason County Detention Facility, 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 visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 under the age of 18 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Mason County Detention Facility. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mason County Detention Facility 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 Mason County Detention Facility:

Mason County Detention Facility
102 West Market Street
Havana, IL 62644

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Mason County Detention Facility
102 West Market Street
Havana, IL 62644

The Mason County Detention Facility inmate mail policy changes, so it would be best to visit the official Mason County Detention Facility site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Mason County Detention Facility. 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 Mason County Detention Facility 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 court records online or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Mason County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to the Mason County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Mason County Detention Facility can change at any time, so it would be best to double check the Mason County Detention Facility site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mason County Detention Facility

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 Mason County Detention Facility uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (309) 543-4311 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 inmateâ€™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 Mason County Detention Facility store. You can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember 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 inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust 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 Mason County Detention Facility are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear 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, phone calls could be reduced or totally denied.

The Mason County Detention Facility phone number is: (309) 543-4311

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers 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 of the 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 Mason County Detention Facility. The prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Mason County Detention Facility, click the link below.

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