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Medora Police Jail Information

Address

Medora Police Jail
202 East Locust Street
Medora, IL 62063

Phone Number

Phone Number: 618-729-3818

The Medora Police Jail is located at 202 East Locust Street in Medora, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Medora Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Medora Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Medora Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Macoupin County court records, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and advice that you’ll need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Medora Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member in jail and don’t know how to find them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you want to locate them?

To search who is in jail at the Medora Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Medora Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find the same information for anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you have their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Medora Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Medora Police Jail is made up of 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 have to answer a number of questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. It also might depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge needs to decide on the 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 discharge date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Medora Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give each visitor’s name to the Medora Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Medora Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 618-729-3818 before you visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Medora Police Jail you must be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Medora Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Medora Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Medora 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Medora Police Jail:

Medora Police Jail
202 East Locust Street
Medora, IL 62063

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Medora Police Jail
202 East Locust Street
Medora, IL 62063

The Medora Police Jail mail policy changes often, so we suggest that you visit the site before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Medora 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 Medora 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 can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail are always changing, so be sure to visit the Medora Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Medora 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 Medora Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-729-3818 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 inmateâ€™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 Medora Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use 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 the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

The only phone calls that Medora Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The Medora Police Jail phone number is: 618-729-3818

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Medora 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 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances 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 cases like this, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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