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Harrisburg Police Jail Information

Address

Harrisburg Police Jail
1 North Main Street
Harrisburg, IL 62946-1441

Phone Number

Phone: 618-252-4528

The Harrisburg Police Jail is located at 1 North Main Street in Harrisburg, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Harrisburg Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Harrisburg Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Harrisburg Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Harrisburg Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that has gone to jail and need to contact them? Do you know someone who’s been arrested and you want to find them?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Harrisburg Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

State

Who’s In Jail

The Harrisburg Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find information about anyone booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Harrisburg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Harrisburg Police Jail takes you through these 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 a bunch of questions, like your legal name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the telephone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, it might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Harrisburg Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s name to the Harrisburg Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will go in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so call the official Harrisburg Police Jail at 618-252-4528 before you go.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Harrisburg Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring 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 Harrisburg Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 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 Harrisburg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Harrisburg 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Harrisburg Police Jail:

Harrisburg Police Jail
1 North Main Street
Harrisburg, IL 62946-1441

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Harrisburg Police Jail
1 North Main Street
Harrisburg, IL 62946-1441

The Harrisburg Police Jail mail policy is always changing, so we suggest that you visit the site when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg 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 have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep 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, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates change frequently, so be sure to double check the Harrisburg Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-252-4528 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 inmateâ€™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 Harrisburg Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Harrisburg 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 generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 618-252-4528

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 get to set the prices. 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 Harrisburg Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not 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 jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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