Karnak Police Jail

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The Karnak Police Jail is located at 304 Washington Street in Karnak, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Karnak Police Department.

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

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that could be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Karnak Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Karnak Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info on anyone who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find the information quicker if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Karnak Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

You will answer a number of questions, like what is your legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical 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 use the phone in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get let go. It also depends on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Karnak Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Karnak Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go in the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so call the jail at 618-634-9311 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Karnak Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Karnak Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Karnak Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Karnak 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 Karnak 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 Karnak 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 check court records on the Pulaski County jail website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket and any documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail can change at any time, so review the Karnak Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Karnak 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 Karnak Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-634-9311 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 Karnak Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from 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 inmates can buy if they have enough money 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

All phone calls from the Karnak Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden.

The Karnak Police Jail phone number is: 618-634-9311

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, 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 Karnak 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 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring 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 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 won’t 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 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 Karnak Police Jail, click the link below.

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