Eldon Police Jail

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The Eldon Police Jail is located at 111 South Oak Street in Eldon, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Eldon Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Eldon Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Eldon Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the advice and information that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Eldon Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Eldon Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Eldon Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will answer some questions, such as your full name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process will take from 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge has to determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Eldon Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide each visitor’s name to the Eldon Police Jail in advance. This information will be put into the visitors log as an approved visitor. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so call the jail at 573-392-5611 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Eldon Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Eldon Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Eldon Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Eldon 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 Eldon 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 Eldon 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 might have an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. 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 the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Miller County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a totally 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 get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you double check the Eldon Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Eldon 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 Eldon Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 573-392-5611 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 Eldon Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want 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 a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

All phone calls from the Eldon Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

The Eldon Police Jail phone number is: 573-392-5611

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, 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 Eldon Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 figuring 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. 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 or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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