West Union Police Jail

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The West Union Police Jail is located at 612 State Highway 150 South in West Union, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Union Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything one might want to know about the West Union Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information you need to make the process easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that might be a benefit to others will be welcome.

West Union Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Union Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can also find information on anyone arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you enter their name, birth date, or arrest number.

West Union Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the West Union Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged can take between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get released. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, you should expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

West Union Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the West Union Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be put into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the jail at 563-422-3535 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the West Union Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at West Union Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 West Union Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Union 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 West Union 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 West Union 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Fayette County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail might change, so it would be best to visit the West Union Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Union 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 West Union Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 563-422-3535 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 West Union Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want 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 the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their trust 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

The only phone calls that West Union Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The West Union Police Jail phone number is: 563-422-3535

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 get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make 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 West Union Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 keeps up to date 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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