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Sutherland Police Jail Information

Address

Sutherland Police Jail
409 Ash Street
Sutherland, IA 51058-7663

Phone Number

Phone: 712-446-2243

The Sutherland Police Jail is located at 409 Ash Street in Sutherland, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sutherland Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Sutherland Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make the process easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or feedback that would help others would be much appreciated.

Sutherland Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is in jail and need to find them? Do you know somebody that has been arrested and you want to find them?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Sutherland Police Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sutherland Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find information on anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information quicker if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Sutherland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you use the phone to talk to 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 you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you have a bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Sutherland Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give information about each visitor to the Sutherland Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitors log for the inmate. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Sutherland Police Jail are always changing, so you should call the official Sutherland Police Jail at 712-446-2243 before you go.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Sutherland Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Sutherland Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Sutherland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sutherland 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Sutherland Police Jail is:

Sutherland Police Jail
409 Ash Street
Sutherland, IA 51058-7663

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Sutherland Police Jail
409 Ash Street
Sutherland, IA 51058-7663

The mail policy at the Sutherland Police Jail changes frequently, so check the site when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Sutherland 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 Sutherland 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Obrien County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail are always changing, so it would be best to double check the Sutherland Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sutherland 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 Sutherland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 712-446-2243 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 inmateâ€™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 Sutherland Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Sutherland Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Sutherland Police Jail phone number is: 712-446-2243

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Sutherland Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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. There are some prisons or jails where 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 calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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