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Massac County Jail Information

Address

Massac County Jail
515 Market Street
Metropolis, IL 62960

Phone Number

Phone Number: (618) 524-2912

The Massac County Jail is located at 515 Market Street in Metropolis, IL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Massac County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Massac County Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Massac County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Massac County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is incarcerated and want to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Massac County Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Massac County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get the same information on anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Massac County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Massac County Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge still needs to determine the bail amount. For lesser 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, expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Massac County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give information about each visitor to the Massac County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor is required to provide identification. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so call the official Massac County Jail at (618) 524-2912 before you try to visit an inmate.

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 Massac County Jail you must 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 or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Massac County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 magazines to an inmate at the Massac County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Massac 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

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Massac County Jail is:

Massac County Jail
515 Market Street
Metropolis, IL 62960

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Massac County Jail
515 Market Street
Metropolis, IL 62960

The inmate mail policy at the Massac County Jail changes often, so we suggest that you review the official Massac County Jail site when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Massac 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 Massac 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Massac County jail website 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 be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Massac County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file containing a court docket and all filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail could change, so it would be best to visit the Massac County Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Massac 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 Massac County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (618) 524-2912 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 Massac County Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Massac County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or totally denied.

The Massac County Jail phone number is: (618) 524-2912

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, 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 Massac County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Massac County Jail, click the link below.

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