Potomac Police Jail

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The Potomac Police Jail is located at 310 West State Street in Potomac, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Potomac Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything related to the Potomac Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Potomac Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Potomac Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Potomac Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info about anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Potomac Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Potomac Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

You will answer some questions, like your legal name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge must figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Potomac Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name to the Potomac Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Potomac Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 217-987-6900 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

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

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of the inmate, this 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 Potomac Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Potomac 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 Potomac 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 Potomac 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Vermilion County jail website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Vermilion County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a court docket and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Potomac Police Jail inmates might change, so we suggest that you double check the Potomac Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Potomac 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 Potomac Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-987-6900 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 Potomac Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

All phone calls from the Potomac Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

The Potomac Police Jail phone number is: 217-987-6900

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Potomac Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore 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 Potomac Police Jail, click the link below.

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