Tomahawk Police Jail

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The Tomahawk Police Jail is located at 219 West Somo Avenue in Tomahawk, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Tomahawk Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything related to the Tomahawk Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Tomahawk Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information that you’ll need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others is welcome.

Tomahawk Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Tomahawk Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can get information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you have their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Tomahawk Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Tomahawk Police Jail includes these steps:

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

You will answer some basic questions, like your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the phone so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Tomahawk Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide information about each visitor to the Tomahawk Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the official Tomahawk Police Jail at 715-453-2121 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Tomahawk Police Jail you have to be 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 Tomahawk Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 a 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Tomahawk Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk 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 access court records on the website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that includes a docket and all documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These online 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 you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates are always changing, so be sure to check the Tomahawk Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 715-453-2121 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 Tomahawk Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want 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 items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Tomahawk Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about 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 jail rules, phone privileges might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Tomahawk Police Jail phone number is: 715-453-2121

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 the prices. 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 Tomahawk Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not 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 phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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