Teutopolis Police Jail

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The Teutopolis Police Jail is located at 106 West Main Street in Teutopolis, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Teutopolis Police Department.

This page will tell you info about everything you might want to know about the Teutopolis Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Teutopolis Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would help others will be welcome.

Teutopolis Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Teutopolis Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who are in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find info for anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their arrest information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Teutopolis Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Teutopolis Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

You have to answer a number of questions, such as your full name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Teutopolis Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Teutopolis Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor is required to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Teutopolis Police Jail frequently change, so we suggest that you call the jail at 217-857-3543 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Teutopolis Police Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Teutopolis Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If the 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 Teutopolis Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Teutopolis 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 Teutopolis 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 Teutopolis 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants online or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and any of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the Effingham County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to the Effingham County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Teutopolis Police Jail change frequently, so we suggest that you review the Teutopolis Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Teutopolis 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 Teutopolis Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-857-3543 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 Teutopolis Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Teutopolis Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, 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 and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 217-857-3543

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Teutopolis Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison 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 Teutopolis Police Jail, click the link below.

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