Hawthorn Woods Police Jail

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The Hawthorn Woods Police Jail is located at 2 Lagoon Drive in Hawthorn Woods, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hawthorn Woods Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Hawthorn Woods Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that would help others is appreciated.

Hawthorn Woods Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hawthorn Woods Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find information on anybody processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information faster if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Hawthorn Woods Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Hawthorn Woods Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged will take from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get released. It also might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to get discharged that morning.

Hawthorn Woods Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give information about each visitor to the Hawthorn Woods Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will go into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Hawthorn Woods Police Jail can change, so call the official Hawthorn Woods Police Jail at 847-438-9050 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Hawthorn Woods Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Hawthorn Woods Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally 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, the minor 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 magazines to an inmate at the Hawthorn Woods Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hawthorn Woods 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 Hawthorn Woods 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 Hawthorn Woods 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 arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their 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 a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Lake County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to the Lake County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Hawthorn Woods Police Jail could change, so you should check the Hawthorn Woods Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hawthorn Woods 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 Hawthorn Woods Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 847-438-9050 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 Hawthorn Woods Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Hawthorn Woods Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much 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 must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, phone privileges might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 847-438-9050

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all 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 Hawthorn Woods Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 lower 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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