Grand Tower Police Jail

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The Grand Tower Police Jail is located at 201 Market Street in Grand Tower, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Grand Tower Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Grand Tower Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Grand Tower Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Jackson County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that might be a benefit to others is welcome.

Grand Tower Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Grand Tower Police Jail Inmate List is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and times you can visit. You can get information on anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Grand Tower Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Grand Tower Police Jail is made up of 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.

You have to answer some questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. This process may take between 10 minutes to all day. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. It also depends on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge still needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to be discharged that morning.

Grand Tower Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Grand Tower Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go into the log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Grand Tower Police Jail frequently change, so you should call the jail at 618-565-2121 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Grand Tower Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Grand Tower Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Grand Tower Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Grand Tower 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 Grand Tower 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 Grand Tower 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you 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, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Grand Tower Police Jail can change at any time, so you should review the Grand Tower Police Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Grand Tower 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 Grand Tower Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-565-2121 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 Grand Tower Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember 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 a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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 Grand Tower 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 a lot 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, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The Grand Tower Police Jail phone number is: 618-565-2121

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Grand Tower Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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