Waukee Police Jail

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The Waukee Police Jail is located at 1300 La Grant Parkway in Waukee, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Waukee City Police Department.

This site tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Waukee Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Waukee Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and advice you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that would help others will be welcome.

Waukee Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Waukee Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find the same information for anybody booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Waukee Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Waukee Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some basic questions, such as your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge must decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Waukee Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the Waukee Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Waukee Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Waukee Police Jail at 515-987-1073 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

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

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Waukee Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 Waukee Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Waukee 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 Waukee 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 Waukee 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 think you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Dallas County court website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates can change at any time, so double check the Waukee Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Waukee 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 Waukee Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 515-987-1073 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 Waukee Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Waukee Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 515-987-1073

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared 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 Waukee Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 calling 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 circumstances where we won’t 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 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 Waukee Police Jail, click the link below.

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