Angola Police Jail

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The Angola Police Jail is located at 202 West Gilmore Street in Angola, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Angola City Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything related to the Angola 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 much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

Angola Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Angola Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can find information for anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Angola Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Angola Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process will take from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged. It also depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge must decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Angola Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give information about each visitor to the Angola Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Angola Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Angola Police Jail at 260-665-2121 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Angola Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Angola Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Angola Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Angola 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 Angola 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 Angola 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Steuben County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a court docket and all documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates might change, so visit the Angola Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Angola 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 Angola Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 260-665-2121 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 Angola Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want 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 the inmate 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 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 Angola 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 usually more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, 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 under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 260-665-2121

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Angola 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 how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 will not 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 call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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