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Sioux City Police Jail Information

Address

Sioux City Police Jail
601 Douglas Street
Sioux City, IA 51101-1200

Phone Number

Phone: 712-279-6353

The Sioux City Police Jail is located at 601 Douglas Street in Sioux City, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sioux City Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Sioux City Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that could help others is appreciated.

Sioux City Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend in jail and need to find out where they are? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you want to locate them?

To look up who’s in jail at the Sioux City Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sioux City Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people currently in custody, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get info about anyone arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information fast if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Sioux City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Sioux City Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

First you will answer a number of questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a phone call so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged. It also depends on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Sioux City Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Sioux City Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the facility at 712-279-6353 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

In order to visit someone at the Sioux City Police Jail you must be on their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Sioux City Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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, 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 magazines to an inmate at the Sioux City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sioux City 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

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Sioux City Police Jail:

Sioux City Police Jail
601 Douglas Street
Sioux City, IA 51101-1200

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Sioux City Police Jail
601 Douglas Street
Sioux City, IA 51101-1200

The inmate mail policy at the Sioux City Police Jail changes frequently, so you should double check the site when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Sioux City 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 Sioux City 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should be clear 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 the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to the Woodbury County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Sioux City Police Jail can change at any time, so double check the Sioux City Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sioux City 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 Sioux City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 712-279-6353 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 Sioux City Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Sioux City Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 712-279-6353

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Sioux City Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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