Port Edwards Police Jail

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The Port Edwards Police Jail is located at 211 Market Avenue in Port Edwards, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Port Edwards Police Department.

This page will tell you info about everything related to the Port Edwards Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Port Edwards Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Wood County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Port Edwards Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Port Edwards Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get information about anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information more quickly if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Port Edwards Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Port Edwards Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

You will answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate 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 get to use the telephone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge must determine your bail amount. 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 date of your release, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Port Edwards Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide information about each visitor to the Port Edwards Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so make sure that you call the official Port Edwards Police Jail at 715-886-3030 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Port Edwards Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Port Edwards Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Port Edwards Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Port Edwards 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 Port Edwards 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 Port Edwards 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of 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 linked together so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Wood County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you review the Port Edwards Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Port Edwards 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 Port Edwards Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 715-886-3030 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 Port Edwards Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Port Edwards Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden completely.

The Port Edwards Police Jail phone number is: 715-886-3030

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies 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 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 Port Edwards Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison 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 Port Edwards Police Jail, click the link below.

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