Stark County Jail

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The Stark County Jail is located at 130 West Jefferson in Toulon, IL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Stark County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Stark County Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Stark County court records, and much more.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Stark County Jail
10. How to Search Stark County Arrest Records

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Stark County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Stark County Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information for anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Stark County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Stark County Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some basic questions, such as your full name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process takes between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the faster you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Stark County Jail Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Stark County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put into the visitors log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Stark County Jail visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the official Stark County Jail at (309) 286-2541 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Stark County Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make 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 without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Stark County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 a 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Stark County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Stark County 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 Stark County 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 Stark County 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 an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Stark County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Stark County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to the Stark County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Stark County Jail jail inmates could change, so we suggest that you review the Stark County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Stark County 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 Stark County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (309) 286-2541 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 Stark County Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their 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

All phone calls from the Stark County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (309) 286-2541

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls are split 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 Stark County Jail. The prices 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 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 Stark County Jail, click the link below.

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