La Porte Police Jail

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The La Porte Police Jail is located at 1206 Michigan Avenue in La Porte, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the La Porte Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything related to the La Porte Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the La Porte Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others is welcome.

La Porte Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The La Porte Police Jail Inmate List is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find information for anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

La Porte Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the La Porte Police Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You have to answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get let go. It also can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on the bail amount. For lesser charges, 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 have a discharge date, you should plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

La Porte Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the La Porte Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered in the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the jail at 219-362-9446 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the La Porte Police Jail you must 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 because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at La Porte Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the La Porte Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the La Porte 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 La Porte 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 La Porte 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 court records online or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug crimes, 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 procedure to send money to La Porte Police Jail inmates are always changing, so you should visit the La Porte Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at La Porte 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 La Porte Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 219-362-9446 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 La Porte Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

All phone calls from the La Porte Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted 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 break the rules, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden.

The La Porte Police Jail phone number is: 219-362-9446

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 La Porte 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 learning how to decrease 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 La Porte Police Jail, click the link below.

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