Riverwoods Police Jail

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The Riverwoods Police Jail is located at 300 Portwine Road in Riverwoods, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Riverwoods Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Riverwoods Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Riverwoods Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Riverwoods Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Riverwoods Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find information about anyone arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Riverwoods Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Riverwoods Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be discharged in the morning.

Riverwoods Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Riverwoods Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the official Riverwoods Police Jail at 847-945-1130 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Riverwoods Police Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Riverwoods Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 Riverwoods Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Riverwoods 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 Riverwoods 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 Riverwoods 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 jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the Lake County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to the Lake County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Riverwoods Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so double check the Riverwoods Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Riverwoods 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 Riverwoods Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 847-945-1130 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 Riverwoods Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need 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 purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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 Riverwoods Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 847-945-1130

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Riverwoods Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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