New Boston Police Jail

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The New Boston Police Jail is located at 502 Main Street in New Boston, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the New Boston Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything one might want to know about the New Boston Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Mercer County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and advice you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

New Boston Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The New Boston Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find the same information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

New Boston Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the New Boston Police Jail includes these steps:

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

The first step is that you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you use the phone to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes from 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. It also can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get discharged that morning.

New Boston Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s name to the New Boston Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at New Boston Police Jail frequently change, so call the official New Boston Police Jail at 309-337-0656 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the New Boston Police Jail you have to be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at New Boston Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 New Boston Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the New Boston 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 New Boston 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 New Boston 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 check court records on the Mercer County jail website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Mercer County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file containing a docket and any documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to the Mercer County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to New Boston Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you check the New Boston Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at New Boston 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 New Boston Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 309-337-0656 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 New Boston Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the New Boston Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

The New Boston Police Jail phone number is: 309-337-0656

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 New Boston Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 finding out 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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