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Lawrence Police Jail Information

Address

Lawrence Police Jail
157 North Paw Paw Street
Lawrence, MI 49064-9317

Phone Number

Phone: 269-674-3600

The Lawrence Police Jail is located at 157 North Paw Paw Street in Lawrence, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lawrence Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Lawrence Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Lawrence Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Van Buren County court records, and lots more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and advice that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to others would be welcome.

Lawrence Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that has gone to jail and need to locate them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

To find out who is in jail at the Lawrence Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lawrence Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get the same information for anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find their inmate information quicker if you have their name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Lawrence Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Lawrence Police Jail includes each of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process can take from 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get let go. It also can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate needs to decide on the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get released that morning.

Lawrence Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Lawrence Police Jail in advance. This information will be put into a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so you should call the official Lawrence Police Jail at 269-674-3600 before you go.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Lawrence Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Lawrence Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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 of age 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 Lawrence Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lawrence 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Lawrence Police Jail:

Lawrence Police Jail
157 North Paw Paw Street
Lawrence, MI 49064-9317

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Lawrence Police Jail
157 North Paw Paw Street
Lawrence, MI 49064-9317

The mail policy at the Lawrence Police Jail is always changing, so it would be best to review the the Lawrence Police Jail website when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Van Buren County jail website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the Van Buren County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Lawrence Police Jail can change at any time, so it would be best to double check the Lawrence Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lawrence 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 Lawrence Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 269-674-3600 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 inmateâ€™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 Lawrence Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need 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 products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

The only phone calls that Lawrence Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. 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 every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

The Lawrence Police Jail phone number is: 269-674-3600

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Lawrence Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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