River Grove Police Jail

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The River Grove Police Jail is located at 2621 North Thatcher Avenue in River Grove, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the River Grove Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything you might want to know about the River Grove 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 designed to give you info that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

River Grove Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The River Grove Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find info about anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information faster if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

River Grove Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the River Grove Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get released. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge has to determine the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, you should plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

River Grove Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list each visitor’s name to the River Grove Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered into a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 708-453-2121 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the River Grove Police Jail you have to first be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at River Grove Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. 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 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 River Grove Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the River Grove 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 River Grove 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 River Grove 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 Cook County jail website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Cook County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to the Cook County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail is likely to change, so it would be best to double check the River Grove Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at River Grove 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 River Grove Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 708-453-2121 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 River Grove Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust 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 River Grove Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls might get cut back or cut altogether.

The River Grove Police Jail phone number is: 708-453-2121

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all 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 River Grove 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 calling your inmate. 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 cases like this, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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