Sikeston Police Jail

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The Sikeston Police Jail is located at 215 North New Madrid Street in Sikeston, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sikeston Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Sikeston Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and tips that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Sikeston Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sikeston Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information on anyone booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Sikeston Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Sikeston Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

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

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be released in the morning.

Sikeston Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to list each visitor’s name to the Sikeston Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Sikeston Police Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at 573-471-6200 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Sikeston Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Sikeston Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Sikeston Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sikeston 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 Sikeston 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 Sikeston 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 court records on the Scott County jail website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Sikeston Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to check the Sikeston Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sikeston 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 Sikeston Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 573-471-6200 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 Sikeston Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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

The only phone calls that Sikeston Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden.

Phone Number: 573-471-6200

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 get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make are shared 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 Sikeston 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 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 decrease 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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