East Dubuque Police Jail

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The East Dubuque Police Jail is located at 193 Sinsinawa Avenue in East Dubuque, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the East Dubuque Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything one might want to know about the East Dubuque Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information that 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 be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

East Dubuque Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The East Dubuque Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people currently in custody, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get the same information about anyone booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you have their name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

East Dubuque Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the East Dubuque Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

You will answer some questions, like your full legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will be released. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be released that morning.

East Dubuque Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the East Dubuque Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the jail at 815-747-3913 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the East Dubuque Police Jail you must be on their visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at East Dubuque Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody on 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 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 East Dubuque Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the East Dubuque 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 East Dubuque 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 East Dubuque 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the court records on the Jo Daviess County jail website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and all filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access 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 a person’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Jo Daviess County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail could change, so it would be best to review the East Dubuque Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at East Dubuque 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 East Dubuque Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 815-747-3913 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 East Dubuque Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the East Dubuque Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep 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 could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 815-747-3913

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 money these phone service providers make 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 East Dubuque 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 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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