Catlin Police Jail

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The Catlin Police Jail is located at 106 East Davis Street in Catlin, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Catlin Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything related to the Catlin Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Catlin Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the info that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Catlin Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Catlin Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can find information about anybody booked or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Catlin Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Catlin Police Jail includes these steps:

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

First you must answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to make a telephone call so you can talk to 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, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged takes from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate must determine your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a release date, expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Catlin Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s full name to the Catlin Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the official Catlin Police Jail at 217-427-2131 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Catlin Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Catlin Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not 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 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 Catlin Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Catlin 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 Catlin 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 Catlin 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 can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Vermilion County court website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Vermilion County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Catlin Police Jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to double check the Catlin Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Catlin 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 Catlin Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 217-427-2131 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 Catlin Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need 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 inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Catlin Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Catlin Police Jail phone number is: 217-427-2131

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls are split 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 Catlin Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 a lot of money on calling 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 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 Catlin Police Jail, click the link below.

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