Saint Clair Police Jail

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The Saint Clair Police Jail is located at 547 North Carney Drive in Saint Clair, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the City Of Saint Clair Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Saint Clair Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and advice that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Saint Clair Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Saint Clair Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information about anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you have their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Saint Clair Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Saint Clair Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

You will answer some basic questions, such as your full name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone in order to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, it depends on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Saint Clair Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Saint Clair Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Saint Clair Police Jail frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Saint Clair Police Jail at 810-329-5710 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Saint Clair 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 visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Saint Clair Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally 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 of age 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 Saint Clair Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants online or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know 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, and possibly an arrest date, contact the St Clair County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a court docket and any filings and documents filed in the case. You can access court records online, or at the St Clair County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to the St Clair County 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 totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Saint Clair Police Jail jail inmates could change, so be sure to double check the Saint Clair Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 810-329-5710 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 Saint Clair Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably 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 inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Saint Clair Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls might get reduced or totally denied.

The Saint Clair Police Jail phone number is: 810-329-5710

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all 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 Saint Clair Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails 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 cases like this, the facility has set their phone 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 Saint Clair Police Jail, click the link below.

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