Council Bluffs Police Jail

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The Council Bluffs Police Jail is located at 227 South 6Th Street in Council Bluffs, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Council Bluffs Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Council Bluffs Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Council Bluffs Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Council Bluffs Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Council Bluffs Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can find the same information about anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find the information more quickly if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Council Bluffs Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Council Bluffs Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some simple questions, like your legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged will take between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, it depends on if you have a bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Council Bluffs Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Council Bluffs Police Jail in advance. This information will go into the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Council Bluffs Police Jail can change, so you should call the facility at 712-328-4701 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Council Bluffs Police Jail you have to be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Council Bluffs Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Council Bluffs Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants online or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. 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 a fee for a more comprehensive search.

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

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Council Bluffs Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you review the Council Bluffs Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 712-328-4701 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 Council Bluffs Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear 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 enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Council Bluffs Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Council Bluffs Police Jail phone number is: 712-328-4701

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Council Bluffs Police Jail. The prices 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t 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 or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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