Germantown Police Jail

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The Germantown Police Jail is located at N112W116877 Mequon Road in Germantown, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Germantown Police Department.

This site tells you info about anything you might want to know about the Germantown Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Germantown Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Washington County court records, and everything else.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Germantown Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Germantown Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find the same information for anyone processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their arrest information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Germantown Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Germantown Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer a number of questions, such as what is your full name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get discharged. It also might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must determine the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Germantown Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Germantown Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Germantown Police Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Germantown Police Jail at 262-253-7780 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Germantown Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Germantown Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 a 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Germantown Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Germantown 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 Germantown 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 Germantown 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 Washington County court website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Washington County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a docket and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the Washington County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime 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 be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, 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 Germantown Police Jail could change, so check the Germantown Police Jail website before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Germantown 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 Germantown Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 262-253-7780 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 Germantown Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Germantown Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 262-253-7780

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control 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 Germantown Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 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 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 won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Germantown Police Jail, click the link below.

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