Odanah Police Jail

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The Odanah Police Jail is located at 53923 Birch Street in Odanah, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bad River Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything you might want to know about the Odanah Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Odanah Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and advice that you’ll need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Odanah Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Odanah Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find information for anyone booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information faster if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Odanah Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Odanah Police Jail includes each 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 will answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll 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 are discharged.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process can take between 10 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Odanah Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s full name to the Odanah Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered into the log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the official Odanah Police Jail at 715-682-7111 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Odanah Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Odanah Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they must 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Odanah Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Odanah 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 Odanah 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 Odanah 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, you can check arrest warrants on the Ashland County jail website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. 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, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to the Ashland County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail are always changing, so be sure to review the Odanah Police Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Odanah 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 Odanah Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 715-682-7111 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 Odanah Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, 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 enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Odanah Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 715-682-7111

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the 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 Odanah 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 finding out how to lower 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 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. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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