Sheldon Police Jail

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The Sheldon Police Jail is located at 416 9Th Street in Sheldon, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sheldon Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything related to the Sheldon Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Sheldon Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Sheldon Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sheldon Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. You can find the same information about anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Sheldon Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Sheldon Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some simple questions, like your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. It also might depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate must determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Sheldon Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Sheldon Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will go into a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the facility at 712-324-2525 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Sheldon Police Jail you have to have your name on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Sheldon Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Sheldon Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sheldon 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 Sheldon 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 Sheldon 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 the court records online or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you 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 jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to the Obrien County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail are always changing, so we suggest that you check the Sheldon Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sheldon 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 Sheldon Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 712-324-2525 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 Sheldon Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want 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 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

The only phone calls that Sheldon Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

The Sheldon Police Jail phone number is: 712-324-2525

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 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 Sheldon 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 the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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