Oswego Police Jail

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The Oswego Police Jail is located at 703 5Th Street in Oswego, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Oswego Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Oswego Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Oswego Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information that you need to make the process easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Oswego Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Oswego Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information for anyone processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find the information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Oswego Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You have to answer some simple questions, like your full name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a phone call so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get let go. It also depends on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a judge must figure out how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Oswego Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list each visitor’s name to the Oswego Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Oswego Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the facility at 620-795-2131 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Oswego Police Jail you must first be added to their visitation list.

Be 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.

No mobile phones at Oswego Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 old and is not a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Oswego Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Oswego 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 Oswego 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 Oswego 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. 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 the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Oswego Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so you should visit the Oswego Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Oswego 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 Oswego Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 620-795-2131 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 Oswego Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want 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 items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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 Oswego Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Oswego Police Jail phone number is: 620-795-2131

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Oswego Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 how much it costs you to call 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 these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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