Mcleansboro Police Jail

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The Mcleansboro Police Jail is located at 102 West Main Street in Mcleansboro, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mcleansboro Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Mcleansboro Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Mcleansboro Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Mcleansboro Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mcleansboro Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get the same information on anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Mcleansboro Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Mcleansboro Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the phone so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be released. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to determine the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, plan to get released in the morning.

Mcleansboro Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Mcleansboro Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Mcleansboro Police Jail are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at 618-643-3621 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Mcleansboro Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved 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 without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Mcleansboro Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 Mcleansboro Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mcleansboro 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 Mcleansboro 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 Mcleansboro 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 check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. 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 the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Mcleansboro Police Jail is likely to change, so visit the Mcleansboro Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mcleansboro 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 Mcleansboro Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-643-3621 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 Mcleansboro Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Mcleansboro Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. 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 break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 618-643-3621

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money 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 Mcleansboro Police Jail. The prices 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases 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 can save you money.

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

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