Donnellson Police Jail

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The Donnellson Police Jail is located at 407 Jefferson Street in Donnellson, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Donnellson Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Donnellson Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Donnellson Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Donnellson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Donnellson Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can also find the same information on anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Donnellson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Donnellson Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

The first step is that you must answer some simple questions, such as your full name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Donnellson Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Donnellson Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of visitors for the inmate. All visitors will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Donnellson Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the official Donnellson Police Jail at 217-532-9511 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Donnellson Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Donnellson Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Donnellson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Donnellson 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 Donnellson 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 Donnellson 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep 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 first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Montgomery County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket sheet and any documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Donnellson Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Donnellson Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Donnellson 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 Donnellson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-532-9511 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 Donnellson Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, 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 money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Donnellson Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, phone calls could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Donnellson Police Jail phone number is: 217-532-9511

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Donnellson Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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