Schuyler County Jail

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The Schuyler County Jail is located at 216 West Lafayette Street in Rushville, IL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you info about anything related to the Schuyler County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Schuyler County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Schuyler County Jail
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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Schuyler County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Schuyler County Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info on anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you enter their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Schuyler County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Schuyler County Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you have to answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a phone call in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take between 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you can get released from jail. It also might depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Schuyler County Jail Visitation

Inmates have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Schuyler County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Schuyler County Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the official Schuyler County Jail at (217) 322-4366 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Schuyler County Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Schuyler County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Schuyler County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Schuyler 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 Schuyler 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 Schuyler 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants online or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Schuyler County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, 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 process for sending money to Schuyler County Jail inmates are always changing, so you should review the Schuyler County Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Schuyler 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 Schuyler County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (217) 322-4366 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 Schuyler County Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds 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

The only phone calls that Schuyler County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (217) 322-4366

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Schuyler County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, 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 Schuyler County Jail, click the link below.

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