South Pekin Police Jail

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The South Pekin Police Jail is located at 208 West Main Street in South Pekin, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the South Pekin Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the South Pekin Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the South Pekin Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

South Pekin Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The South Pekin Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information for anyone arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their inmate information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

South Pekin Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the South Pekin Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID 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 be allowed to use the telephone so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take from 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

South Pekin Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s full name to the South Pekin Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put into a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The South Pekin Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the jail at 309-348-3999 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the South Pekin Police Jail you have to first be on their visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at South Pekin Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the South Pekin Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the South Pekin 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 South Pekin 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 South Pekin 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 an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the court records on the Tazewell County jail website or you can call the jail directly. 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. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, 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, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to South Pekin Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you check the South Pekin Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at South Pekin 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 South Pekin Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 309-348-3999 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 South Pekin Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the South Pekin Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on 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 break the rules, phone calls may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: 309-348-3999

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 South Pekin Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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