Newton Police Jail

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The Newton Police Jail is located at 101 West 4Th Street South in Newton, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Newton Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything related to the Newton Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you info you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Newton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Newton Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info on anybody arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Newton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Newton Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

You will answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you use the telephone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. This process will take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will be released. Also, it might depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, expect to get discharged that morning.

Newton Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list information about each visitor to the Newton Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go into the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Newton Police Jail can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 641-792-1547 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Newton Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Newton Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Newton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Newton 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 Newton 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 Newton 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Jasper County court website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are 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 containing a court docket and any of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to the Jasper County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Newton Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so it would be best to visit the Newton Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Newton 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 Newton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 641-792-1547 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 Newton Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind 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 a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products like 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 Newton Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Newton Police Jail phone number is: 641-792-1547

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Newton 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 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 state prisons and local 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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