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Winona Lake Police Jail Information

Address

Winona Lake Police Jail
1310 Park Avenue
Winona Lake, IN 46590-1664

Phone Number

Phone Number: 574-267-8622

The Winona Lake Police Jail is located at 1310 Park Avenue in Winona Lake, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Winona Lake Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything related to the Winona Lake Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Winona Lake Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Winona Lake Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend in jail and don’t know how to find them? Do you know someone that’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find out where they are?

To find out who is in jail at the Winona Lake Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Winona Lake Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can also find info on anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find the information fast if you have their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Winona Lake Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Winona Lake Police Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, it will depend on if you have a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Winona Lake Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s name to the Winona Lake Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the jail at 574-267-8622 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Winona Lake Police Jail you must first be on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Winona Lake Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Winona Lake Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Winona Lake 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Winona Lake Police Jail:

Winona Lake Police Jail
1310 Park Avenue
Winona Lake, IN 46590-1664

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Winona Lake Police Jail
1310 Park Avenue
Winona Lake, IN 46590-1664

The Winona Lake Police Jail inmate mail policy is always changing, so we suggest that you review the official Winona Lake Police Jail site when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Winona Lake 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 Winona Lake 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 are able to check the court records on the Kosciusko County jail website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Kosciusko County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to the Kosciusko County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail are always changing, so it would be best to visit the Winona Lake Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Winona Lake 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 Winona Lake Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 574-267-8622 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 inmateâ€™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 Winona Lake Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Winona Lake Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to 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 a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Winona Lake Police Jail phone number is: 574-267-8622

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Winona Lake Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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