West City Police Jail

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The West City Police Jail is located at 201 South Browning Street in West City, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West City Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything related to the West City Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the West City Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

West City Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West City Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. You can also find the same information on anybody processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get the information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

West City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the West City Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

You will have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

West City Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the West City Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go into the log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at 618-439-7100 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the West City Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at West City Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 West City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West City 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 West City 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 West City 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 check the arrest warrants on the Franklin County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Franklin County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and any filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the Franklin County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to the Franklin County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so you should double check the West City Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West City 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 West City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-439-7100 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 West City Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind 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 an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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 West City Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

The West City Police Jail phone number is: 618-439-7100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers 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 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 West City Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. 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 calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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