West Branch Police Jail

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The West Branch Police Jail is located at 105 South 2Nd Street in West Branch, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Branch Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the West Branch Police Jail, like 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 much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that might be a benefit to others would be appreciated.

West Branch Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Branch Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get the same information for anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

West Branch Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the West Branch Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

You will answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the telephone to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. It also might depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

West Branch Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s full name to the West Branch Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so call the jail at 319-643-2222 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the West Branch Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring 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 phones are allowed at West Branch Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not 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 under the age of 18 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 magazines to an inmate at the West Branch Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Branch 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 West Branch 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 West Branch 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or call the court. 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 there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail change frequently, so review the West Branch Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Branch 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 West Branch Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 319-643-2222 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 West Branch Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably 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 money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 West Branch Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 319-643-2222

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 West Branch Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison 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 West Branch Police Jail, click the link below.

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