Lansing Police Jail

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The Lansing Police Jail is located at 201 John Street in Lansing, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lansing Police Department.

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

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give info that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that could help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Lansing Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lansing Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find the same information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Lansing Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Lansing Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer some questions, such as your legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process may take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, it will depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Lansing Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Lansing Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the jail at 563-538-4757 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Lansing Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be 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 cellphones are allowed at Lansing Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Lansing Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lansing 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 Lansing 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 Lansing 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 call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at the Allamakee County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to the Allamakee County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Lansing Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to double check the Lansing Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lansing 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 Lansing Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 563-538-4757 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 Lansing Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as 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 Lansing Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear 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 privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 563-538-4757

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all 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 Lansing Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t 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 has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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