Waterloo Police Jail

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The Waterloo Police Jail is located at 301 South Main Street in Waterloo, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Waterloo Police Department.

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

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information 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, and any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Waterloo Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Waterloo Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information for anybody arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information fast if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Waterloo Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Waterloo Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

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 have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged can take between 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. It also depends on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge must determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Waterloo Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give each visitor’s full name to the Waterloo Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go into the log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the official Waterloo Police Jail at 618-939-3377 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Waterloo Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Waterloo Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Waterloo Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Waterloo 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 Waterloo 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 Waterloo 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know 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 Monroe County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail is likely to change, so it would be best to review the Waterloo Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Waterloo 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 Waterloo Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-939-3377 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 Waterloo Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Waterloo Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are usually more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear 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 could be reduced or totally denied.

The Waterloo Police Jail phone number is: 618-939-3377

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 get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Waterloo Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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. In some cases, 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 in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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