South Roxana Police Jail

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The South Roxana Police Jail is located at 211 Sinclair Avenue in South Roxana, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the South Roxana Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything related to the South Roxana Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the South Roxana Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Madison County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer info you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that might help others would be much appreciated.

South Roxana Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The South Roxana Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find the same information about anybody booked or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information faster if you’ve got their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

South Roxana Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the South Roxana Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer some questions, such as what is your full name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge must decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to be discharged in the morning.

South Roxana Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the South Roxana Police Jail in advance. This information will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the jail at 618-254-7460 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the South Roxana Police Jail you must first be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at South Roxana Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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, 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 South Roxana Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the South Roxana 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 South Roxana 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 South Roxana 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Madison County jail website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Madison County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the South Roxana Police Jail is likely to change, so be sure to check the South Roxana Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at South Roxana 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 South Roxana Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-254-7460 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 South Roxana Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, 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 enough 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the South Roxana Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 618-254-7460

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 off of 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 South Roxana 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 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 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 facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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