Dunkerton Police Jail

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The Dunkerton Police Jail is located at 200 Tower Street in Dunkerton, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Dunkerton Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything a person needs to know about the Dunkerton Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Dunkerton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dunkerton Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. You can get info for anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Dunkerton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Dunkerton Police Jail includes each of 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.

First, you have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you use the telephone so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Dunkerton Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Dunkerton Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will go in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Dunkerton Police Jail are always changing, so call the jail at 319-822-4247 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Dunkerton Police Jail you have to first be added to 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.

No phones are allowed at Dunkerton Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Dunkerton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dunkerton 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 Dunkerton 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 Dunkerton 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 might have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Black Hawk County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and all documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail change frequently, so be sure to review the Dunkerton Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dunkerton 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 Dunkerton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 319-822-4247 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 Dunkerton Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their 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 Dunkerton Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: 319-822-4247

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies 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 from 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 Dunkerton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate 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 Dunkerton Police Jail, click the link below.

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