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Spring Valley Police Jail Information

Address

Spring Valley Police Jail
215 North Greenwood Street
Spring Valley, IL 61362-2055

Phone Number

Phone: 815-663-2351

The Spring Valley Police Jail is located at 215 North Greenwood Street in Spring Valley, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Spring Valley Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Spring Valley Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Spring Valley Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that has gone to jail and don’t know how to find them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you don’t know how to locate them?

In order to look up who’s in jail at the Spring Valley Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Spring Valley Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find info about anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information fast if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Spring Valley Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Spring Valley Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

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

You will get to make a phone call to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will be freed. Also, it will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a judge must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Spring Valley Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Spring Valley Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered in the visitors log for the inmate. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the official Spring Valley Police Jail at 815-663-2351 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Spring Valley Police Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Spring Valley Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Spring Valley Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Spring Valley 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.

Mailing Address

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Spring Valley Police Jail is:

Spring Valley Police Jail
215 North Greenwood Street
Spring Valley, IL 61362-2055

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Spring Valley Police Jail
215 North Greenwood Street
Spring Valley, IL 61362-2055

The Spring Valley Police Jail mail policy is always changing, so we suggest that you review the official Spring Valley Police Jail site when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check court records online or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is available 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 includes a docket and any of the documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Bureau County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail can change at any time, so it would be best to visit the Spring Valley Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 815-663-2351 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 inmateâ€™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 Spring Valley Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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 Spring Valley Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates 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, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The Spring Valley Police Jail phone number is: 815-663-2351

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Spring Valley Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not 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 inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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