Black River Falls Police Jail

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The Black River Falls Police Jail is located at 101 South Second Street in Black River Falls, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Black River Falls Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything related to the Black River Falls Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Black River Falls Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Black River Falls Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Black River Falls Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information on anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find the information quicker if you enter their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Black River Falls Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Black River Falls Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental 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 away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. This process will take from 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will be released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, you should plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Black River Falls Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Black River Falls Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in the log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 715-284-9155 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Black River Falls Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Black River Falls Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone under 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 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 a family member of 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 Black River Falls Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Black River Falls 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 Black River Falls 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 Black River Falls 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents filed in the court case. You can 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 maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail could change, so it would be best to double check the Black River Falls Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Black River Falls 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 Black River Falls Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 715-284-9155 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 Black River Falls Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Black River Falls Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 715-284-9155

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Black River Falls Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 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 Black River Falls Police Jail, click the link below.

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