Oak Lawn Police Jail

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The Oak Lawn Police Jail is located at 9446 South Raymond Avenue in Oak Lawn, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Oak Lawn Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything related to the Oak Lawn Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Oak Lawn Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Cook County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and tips you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Oak Lawn Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Oak Lawn Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get information about anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate the information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Oak Lawn Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Oak Lawn Police Jail includes the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Oak Lawn Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give each visitor’s name to the Oak Lawn Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

The Oak Lawn Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 708-499-7723 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Oak Lawn Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Oak Lawn Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Oak Lawn Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Oak Lawn 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 Oak Lawn 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 Oak Lawn 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 check arrest warrants on the Cook County court website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay 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 of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Oak Lawn Police Jail inmates change frequently, so it would be best to check the Oak Lawn Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Oak Lawn 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 Oak Lawn Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 708-499-7723 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 Oak Lawn Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Oak Lawn 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 are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 708-499-7723

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 they control the prices. The profits 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 Oak Lawn 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 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 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 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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