Hometown Police Jail

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The Hometown Police Jail is located at 4331 Southwest Highway in Hometown, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hometown Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Hometown Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Cook County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Hometown Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hometown Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find the same information about anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Hometown Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Hometown Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

You must answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Hometown Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give information about each visitor to the Hometown Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will go in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Hometown Police Jail frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 708-422-2188 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Hometown Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Hometown Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 magazines to an inmate at the Hometown Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hometown 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 Hometown 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 Hometown 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, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Cook County court website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to the Cook County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail can change at any time, so be sure to visit the Hometown Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hometown 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 Hometown Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 708-422-2188 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 Hometown Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably 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 inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary 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 Hometown Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 708-422-2188

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts 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 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 Hometown Police Jail. The rates 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 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 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 circumstances 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 has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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