Island Lake Police Jail

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The Island Lake Police Jail is located at 3720 Greenleaf Avenue in Island Lake, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Island Lake Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Island Lake Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Island Lake Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that might help others would be welcome.

Island Lake Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Island Lake Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who are in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information about anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get the information more quickly if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Island Lake Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Island Lake Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take between 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. It also depends on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get released in the morning.

Island Lake Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Island Lake Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the official Island Lake Police Jail at 847-526-2131 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Island Lake Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Island Lake Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, the minor 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 Island Lake Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Island 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.

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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 Island 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 Island 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 think you might have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access court records on their website, or at the Lake County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. 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 in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Island Lake Police Jail change frequently, so be sure to check the Island Lake Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Island 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 Island Lake Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 847-526-2131 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 Island Lake Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep 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 a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Island Lake Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much 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 you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Island Lake Police Jail phone number is: 847-526-2131

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Island Lake Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Island Lake Police Jail, click the link below.

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