Pella Police Jail

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The Pella Police Jail is located at 614 Main Street in Pella, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Pella Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Pella Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Pella Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Pella Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pella Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get the information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Pella Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you must answer some simple questions, such as your legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get out of jail. Also, it depends on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge has to figure out 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 have a date of your release, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Pella Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list each visitor’s full name to the Pella Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Every visitor must provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Pella Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at 641-628-4921 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Pella Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Pella Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Pella Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pella 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 Pella 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 Pella 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 arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Marion County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Pella Police Jail might change, so you should visit the Pella Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pella 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 Pella Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 641-628-4921 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 Pella Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Pella Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Pella Police Jail phone number is: 641-628-4921

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Pella Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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