Markesan Police Jail

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The Markesan Police Jail is located at 150 South Bridge Street in Markesan, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Markesan Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Markesan Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Markesan Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Markesan Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Markesan Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get info about anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Markesan Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Markesan Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you use the telephone so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take from 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. It also can depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, plan to get discharged in the morning.

Markesan Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list each visitor’s name to the Markesan Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the facility at 920-398-2121 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Markesan Police Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Markesan Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally 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 of age and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 magazines to an inmate at the Markesan Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Markesan 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 Markesan 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 Markesan 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to the Green Lake County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail could change, so we suggest that you double check the Markesan Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Markesan 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 Markesan Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 920-398-2121 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 Markesan Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Markesan Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates 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, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden.

The Markesan Police Jail phone number is: 920-398-2121

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each 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 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 Markesan Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 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 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 circumstances 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 cases like this, the jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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