Addison Police Jail

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The Addison Police Jail is located at 3 Friendship Plaza in Addison, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Addison Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Addison Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Addison Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Addison Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Addison Police Jail Inmate List is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get information on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate the information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Addison Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First you have to answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get released. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Addison Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Addison Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put into the log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the facility at 630-543-2111 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Addison Police Jail you have to be on the inmate’s 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.

No cellphones at Addison Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Addison Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Addison 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 Addison 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 Addison 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Dupage County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Dupage County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records online, or at the Dupage County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Addison Police Jail is likely to change, so you should visit the Addison Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Addison 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 Addison Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 630-543-2111 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 Addison Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Addison Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 630-543-2111

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 these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Addison Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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