Storm Lake Police Jail

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The Storm Lake Police Jail is located at 401 East Milwaukee Avenue in Storm Lake, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Storm Lake Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Storm Lake Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Storm Lake Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Storm Lake Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Storm Lake Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Storm Lake Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged. It also might depend on if you have a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Storm Lake Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give each visitor’s name to the Storm Lake Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be entered in the log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Storm Lake Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so call the jail at 712-732-8010 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Storm Lake Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Storm Lake Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Storm Lake Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Storm Lake 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 Storm Lake 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 Storm Lake 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 check arrest warrants inquiry on the Buena Vista County jail website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. 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, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access the court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Buena Vista County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail could change, so it would be best to visit the Storm Lake Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Storm Lake 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 Storm Lake Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 712-732-8010 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 Storm Lake Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. 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 buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Storm Lake Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep 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, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Storm Lake Police Jail phone number is: 712-732-8010

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Storm Lake Police Jail. The prices 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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