Mclean Police Jail

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The Mclean Police Jail is located at 121 South Hamilton Street in Mclean, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mclean Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Mclean Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Mclean Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information that you’ll need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that would help others is appreciated.

Mclean Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mclean Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find info for anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get the information fast if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Mclean Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Mclean Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

You have to answer some questions, such as what is your full name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a telephone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take from 15 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, expect to be discharged in the morning.

Mclean Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide information about each visitor to the Mclean Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. All visitors will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Mclean Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the official Mclean Police Jail at 309-874-2731 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Mclean Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 cellphones are allowed at Mclean Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to 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 Mclean Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mclean 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 Mclean 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 Mclean 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants online or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Mclean County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the Mclean County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to the Mclean County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug Possession, 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 rules for sending funds to inmates is likely to change, so check the Mclean Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mclean 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 Mclean Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 309-874-2731 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 Mclean Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their 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 Mclean Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 309-874-2731

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Mclean Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding out how to lower 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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