Wall Lake Police Jail

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The Wall Lake Police Jail is located at 209 West 2Nd Street in Wall Lake, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lake View Police Department – Wall Lake.

This page will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Wall Lake Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Wall Lake Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that could be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Wall Lake Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wall Lake Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people currently in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info for anybody booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their arrest information more quickly if you have their full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Wall Lake Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Wall Lake Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

You will answer some questions, such as your full name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you make a telephone call in order to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you have a cash bond or if the magistrate has to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Wall Lake Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Wall Lake Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go in a Visiting log for the inmate. Every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Wall Lake Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the facility at 712-664-2113 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Wall Lake Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Wall Lake Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Wall Lake Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wall Lake 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 Wall Lake 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 Wall Lake 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 court records on the website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Sac County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Sac County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates at the Wall Lake Police Jail is likely to change, so it would be best to check the Wall Lake Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wall Lake 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 Wall Lake Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 712-664-2113 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 Wall Lake Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Wall Lake Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 712-664-2113

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Wall Lake 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 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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