Windsor Heights Police Jail

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The Windsor Heights Police Jail is located at 1133 66Th Street in Windsor Heights, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Windsor Heights Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything related to the Windsor Heights Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Windsor Heights Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Polk County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Windsor Heights Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Windsor Heights Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get info on anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate the information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Windsor Heights Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Windsor Heights Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

First, you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a phone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Windsor Heights Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Windsor Heights Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be put in a log of visitors for the inmate. All visitors will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the official Windsor Heights Police Jail at 515-277-4453 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Windsor Heights Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

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

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Windsor Heights Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Windsor Heights 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 Windsor Heights 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 Windsor Heights 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 an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the court records on the website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Polk County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is accessible 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 court case. You can access court records online, 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 past. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the Polk County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Windsor Heights Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you check the Windsor Heights Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Windsor Heights 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 Windsor Heights Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 515-277-4453 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 Windsor Heights Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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 Windsor Heights Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Windsor Heights Police Jail phone number is: 515-277-4453

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Windsor Heights Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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