Indian River Police Jail

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The Indian River Police Jail is located at 3546 South Straits Highway in Indian River, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Tuscarora Township Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Indian River Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Indian River Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask them, and any tips or comments that could be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Indian River Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Indian River Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get information about anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Indian River Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Indian River Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some simple questions, such as your legal name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere from 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, it depends on whether you have a bond amount or if the magistrate must determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Indian River Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Indian River Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Indian River Police Jail change often, so you should call the facility at 231-238-9481 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Indian River Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Indian River Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get 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 and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Indian River Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Indian River 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 Indian River 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 Indian River 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Cheboygan County jail website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, 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 Cheboygan County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Indian River Police Jail inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you visit the Indian River Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Indian River 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 Indian River Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 231-238-9481 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 Indian River Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Indian River Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates 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, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 231-238-9481

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Indian River Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 lower 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 circumstances where we won’t 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 facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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