Page County Jail

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The Page County Jail is located at 323 North 15th Street in Clarinda, IA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Page County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Page County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Page County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that would be beneficial to others is welcome.

Page County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Page County Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can get the same information for anyone booked or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate the information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Page County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Page County Jail includes these steps:

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

First you will have to answer some simple questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, expect to get discharged that morning.

Page County Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Page County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Page County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at (712) 542-5193 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Page County Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Page County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Page County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Page 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 Page 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 Page 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, you are able to check the court records on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, 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 jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a court docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Page County Jail could change, so check the Page County Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Page 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 Page County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (712) 542-5193 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 Page County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. 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 items 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 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

The only phone calls that Page County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The Page County Jail phone number is: (712) 542-5193

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Page 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 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 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate 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 Page County Jail, click the link below.

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