Austin Police Jail

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The Austin Police Jail is located at 127 South United States Highway 31 in Austin, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Austin Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Austin Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Austin Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and advice that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might help others will be much appreciated.

Austin Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Austin Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and visiting hours. You can find the same information on anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Austin Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Austin Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process takes between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it depends on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, plan to get discharged in the morning.

Austin Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s name to the Austin Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in the log for the inmate. All visitors will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Austin Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Austin Police Jail at 812-794-2496 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Austin Police Jail you must have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Austin Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not going to be 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Austin Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Austin 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 Austin 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 Austin 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants online or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Scott County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the Scott County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates could change, so be sure to double check the Austin Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Austin 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 Austin Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 812-794-2496 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 Austin Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use 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 inmates can purchase 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 including 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 Austin Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 812-794-2496

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Austin Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 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 will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison 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 Austin Police Jail, click the link below.

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