Elizabeth Police Jail

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The Elizabeth Police Jail is located at 127 North Main Street in Elizabeth, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Elizabeth Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Elizabeth Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Elizabeth Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and any comments or tips that would help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Elizabeth Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Elizabeth Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information faster if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Elizabeth Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Elizabeth Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you will answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, it will depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to be released that morning.

Elizabeth Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Elizabeth Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a log of approved visitors for the inmate. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures change often, so you should call the facility at 815-858-3314 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Elizabeth Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Elizabeth Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Elizabeth Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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 have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Jo Daviess County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Jo Daviess County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Elizabeth Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so you should visit the Elizabeth Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 815-858-3314 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 Elizabeth Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need 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 inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Elizabeth Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Elizabeth Police Jail phone number is: 815-858-3314

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls are split 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 Elizabeth Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 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 will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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