Wisconsin Dells Police Jail

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The Wisconsin Dells Police Jail is located at 712 Oak Street in Wisconsin Dells, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wisconsin Dells Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Wisconsin Dells Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Wisconsin Dells Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and tips you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Wisconsin Dells Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wisconsin Dells Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Wisconsin Dells Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Wisconsin Dells Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

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

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, it can depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge has to decide on the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Wisconsin Dells Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Wisconsin Dells Police Jail in advance. This information will be put in the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Wisconsin Dells Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the facility at 608-253-1611 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Wisconsin Dells Police Jail you have to be on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Wisconsin Dells Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 Wisconsin Dells Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wisconsin Dells Police 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 Wisconsin Dells Police 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 Wisconsin Dells Police 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 for your arrest, you can check court records online or you are able to call the court. 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. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Columbia County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Wisconsin Dells Police Jail jail inmates could change, so double check the Wisconsin Dells Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wisconsin Dells Police 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 Wisconsin Dells Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 608-253-1611 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 Wisconsin Dells Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely 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 the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Wisconsin Dells Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or totally denied.

The Wisconsin Dells Police Jail phone number is: 608-253-1611

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Wisconsin Dells Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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. In some cases, we won’t 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 will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Wisconsin Dells Police Jail, click the link below.

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