Saint Paul Police Jail

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The Saint Paul Police Jail is located at 108 North Webster Street in Saint Paul, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Saint Paul Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Saint Paul Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Saint Paul Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Decatur County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Saint Paul Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Saint Paul Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get the same information for anybody booked or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find the information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Saint Paul Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Saint Paul Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

You have to answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. It also will depend on if you have a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Saint Paul Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name to the Saint Paul Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be entered in the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the official Saint Paul Police Jail at 765-525-7695 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Saint Paul Police Jail you must first be on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Saint Paul Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 younger than 18 years old 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 Saint Paul Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Saint Paul 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 Saint Paul 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 Saint Paul 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that contains a court docket and all filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at the Decatur County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee 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 DWI or DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Saint Paul Police Jail can change at any time, so we suggest that you double check the Saint Paul Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Saint Paul 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 Saint Paul Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 765-525-7695 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 Saint Paul Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use 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 money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Saint Paul Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to 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 and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Saint Paul Police Jail phone number is: 765-525-7695

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 they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Saint Paul Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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