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Pocahontas Police Jail Information

Address

Pocahontas Police Jail
101 Kavanaugh Street
Pocahontas, IL 62275

Phone Number

Phone: 618-669-2431

The Pocahontas Police Jail is located at 101 Kavanaugh Street in Pocahontas, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Pocahontas Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Pocahontas Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Pocahontas Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that could be beneficial to others would be welcome.

Pocahontas Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member in jail and want to locate them? Do you know somebody that has been arrested and you don’t know how to find them?

In order to see who’s in jail at the Pocahontas Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pocahontas Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. You can also find info on anyone who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information fast if you’ve got their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Pocahontas Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Pocahontas Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will get to use the phone in order to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, you should plan to be discharged that morning.

Pocahontas Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list each visitor’s name to the Pocahontas Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Pocahontas Police Jail frequently change, so call the facility at 618-669-2431 before you go to the jail to visit.

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

In order to visit someone at the Pocahontas Police Jail you must be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Pocahontas Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. 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 will have to 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 Pocahontas Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas Police Jail:

Pocahontas Police Jail
101 Kavanaugh Street
Pocahontas, IL 62275

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Pocahontas Police Jail
101 Kavanaugh Street
Pocahontas, IL 62275

The Pocahontas Police Jail mail policy changes frequently, so you should visit the official Pocahontas Police Jail site when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas 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 for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Bond County court website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to the Bond County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete 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 crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates are always changing, so be sure to review the Pocahontas Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-669-2431 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 Pocahontas Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, 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 account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Pocahontas Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

Phone Number: 618-669-2431

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Pocahontas Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 figuring out how to lower 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 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 circumstances 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 these cases, 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 Pocahontas Police Jail, click the link below.

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