White Cloud Police Jail

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The White Cloud Police Jail is located at 12 North Charles Street in White Cloud, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the White Cloud Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the White Cloud Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give advice and information that you’ll need to make the process easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to others is appreciated.

White Cloud Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The White Cloud Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people currently in custody, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info for anybody processed or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

White Cloud Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the White Cloud Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you must answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to make a phone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get let go. It also might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the magistrate must decide on the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a discharge date, expect to be released between 9am and noon.

White Cloud Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s full name to the White Cloud Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of visitors for the inmate. Every visitor has to provide identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the facility at 231-689-1696 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the White Cloud Police Jail you must be on this person’s 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 phones at White Cloud Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the White Cloud Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the White Cloud 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 White Cloud 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 White Cloud 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 for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind 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, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Newaygo County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to the Newaygo County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates are always changing, so it would be best to double check the White Cloud Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at White Cloud 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 White Cloud Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 231-689-1696 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 White Cloud Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of 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 cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their 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

The only phone calls that White Cloud Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must 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 may be limited or cut altogether.

The White Cloud Police Jail phone number is: 231-689-1696

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from 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 White Cloud Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 learning 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 calling 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 calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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