Willow Springs Police Jail

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The Willow Springs Police Jail is located at 900 West Main Street in Willow Springs, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Willow Springs Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything related to the Willow Springs Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Howell County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and also any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Willow Springs Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Willow Springs Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find their arrest information more quickly if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Willow Springs Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Willow Springs Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

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

They will let you make a telephone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged will take from 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge must figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Willow Springs Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Willow Springs Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered in a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Willow Springs Police Jail can change, so call the facility at 417-469-3158 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No phones at Willow Springs Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Willow Springs Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs 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 think you might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access court records online or you can call the court directly. This requires a 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, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Howell County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Howell County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you review the Willow Springs Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 417-469-3158 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 Willow Springs Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Willow Springs Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 417-469-3158

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Willow Springs 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their 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 Willow Springs Police Jail, click the link below.

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