Minocqua Police Jail

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The Minocqua Police Jail is located at 418 East Chicago Avenue in Minocqua, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Minocqua Police Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and tips that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Minocqua Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Minocqua Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can also find info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get the information faster if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Minocqua Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Minocqua Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you must answer a number of questions, like your full name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take from 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge has to decide on your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to get discharged in the morning.

Minocqua Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Minocqua Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in the visitors log for the inmate. Every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the official Minocqua Police Jail at 715-356-3234 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Minocqua Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Minocqua Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Minocqua Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Minocqua 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 Minocqua 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 Minocqua 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, you can access arrest warrants online or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind 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 the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the Oneida County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates could change, so we suggest that you visit the Minocqua Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Minocqua 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 Minocqua Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 715-356-3234 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 Minocqua Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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 Minocqua Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive 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 inmates should 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 calls might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 715-356-3234

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of 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 Minocqua Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 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 significantly 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 any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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