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Merrill Police Jail Information

Address

Merrill Police Jail
1004 East First Street
Merrill, WI 54452-2560

Phone Number

Phone: 715-536-8311

The Merrill Police Jail is located at 1004 East First Street in Merrill, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Merrill Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Merrill Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Merrill Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and don’t know how to find out where they are? Do you know somebody who’s been arrested and you don’t know how to locate them?

To look up who’s in jail at the Merrill Police Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Merrill Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Merrill Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Merrill Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer some questions, such as your full name, address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the telephone in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Merrill Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give each visitor’s name to the Merrill Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Merrill Police Jail can change, so you should call the jail at 715-536-8311 before you go to the jail to visit.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Merrill Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’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 are allowed at Merrill Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, the minor 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 magazines to an inmate at the Merrill Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Merrill 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Merrill Police Jail:

Merrill Police Jail
1004 East First Street
Merrill, WI 54452-2560

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Merrill Police Jail
1004 East First Street
Merrill, WI 54452-2560

The mail policy at the Merrill Police Jail is always changing, so you should visit the official Merrill Police Jail site before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Merrill 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 Merrill 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 check court records online or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. 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 have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the Lincoln County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates are always changing, so you should review the Merrill Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Merrill 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 Merrill Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 715-536-8311 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 inmateâ€™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 Merrill Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Merrill Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

The Merrill Police Jail phone number is: 715-536-8311

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 they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Merrill 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 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances 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 jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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