Burlington Police Jail

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The Burlington Police Jail is located at 625 South Third Street in Burlington, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Burlington Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Burlington Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information 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, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Burlington Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Burlington Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information about anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Burlington Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take between 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Burlington Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Burlington Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in the visitation log for the inmate. Each visitor will have to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Burlington Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Burlington Police Jail at 620-364-8757 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Burlington Police Jail you must be on their 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 Burlington Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Burlington Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Burlington 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 Burlington 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 Burlington 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and all filings and documents 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 state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Burlington Police Jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you review the Burlington Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Burlington 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 Burlington Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 620-364-8757 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 Burlington Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind 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 items that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items 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 Burlington Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 620-364-8757

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Burlington Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 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 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. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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