Whitehall Police Jail

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The Whitehall Police Jail is located at 18620 Hobson Street in Whitehall, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Whitehall Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Whitehall Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Whitehall Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Whitehall Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information about anybody booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Whitehall Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Whitehall Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you have to answer a number of questions, like your full name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the phone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Whitehall Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Whitehall Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Whitehall Police Jail frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at 715-538-4353 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Whitehall Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s 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 mobile phones at Whitehall 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 their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 Whitehall Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Whitehall 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 Whitehall 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 Whitehall 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 check the arrest warrants online or you are able to 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. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, 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 jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in the case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Trempealeau County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to the Trempealeau County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might 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 any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Whitehall Police Jail jail inmates could change, so you should visit the Whitehall Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Whitehall 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 Whitehall Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 715-538-4353 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 Whitehall 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 probably want 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 inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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 Whitehall Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

The Whitehall Police Jail phone number is: 715-538-4353

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every 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 phone calls that inmates make 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 Whitehall 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, 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 Whitehall Police Jail, click the link below.

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