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Chesterton Police Jail Information

Address

Chesterton Police Jail
790 Broadway Avenue
Chesterton, IN 46304-2229

Phone Number

Phone: 219-926-1136

The Chesterton Police Jail is located at 790 Broadway Avenue in Chesterton, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Chesterton Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Chesterton Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you info you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that might help others would be appreciated.

Chesterton Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is locked up and want to find out where they are? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you want to find them?

To look up who is in jail at the Chesterton Police Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

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Who’s In Jail

The Chesterton Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info for anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their arrest information more quickly if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Chesterton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Chesterton Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed 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 number of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Chesterton Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Chesterton Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor has to provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Chesterton Police Jail frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 219-926-1136 before you go to the jail to visit.

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 Chesterton Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Chesterton Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Chesterton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Chesterton 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 Chesterton Police Jail is:

Chesterton Police Jail
790 Broadway Avenue
Chesterton, IN 46304-2229

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Chesterton Police Jail
790 Broadway Avenue
Chesterton, IN 46304-2229

The inmate mail policy at the Chesterton Police Jail changes often, so it would be best to review the official website when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Chesterton 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 Chesterton 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check court records online or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file containing a court docket and all of the documents filed in the case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Porter County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the Porter County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates could change, so be sure to double check the Chesterton Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Chesterton 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 Chesterton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 219-926-1136 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 Chesterton Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items 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 Chesterton Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get cut back or totally denied.

Phone Number: 219-926-1136

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Chesterton Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail 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 Chesterton Police Jail, click the link below.

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