Washington Park Police Jail

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The Washington Park Police Jail is located at 5621 Forest Boulevard in Washington Park, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Washington Park Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything related to the Washington Park Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Washington Park Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find St Clair County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that might help other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Washington Park Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Washington Park Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find information on anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their arrest information faster if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Washington Park Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Washington Park Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process can take between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, it depends on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, plan to be released in the morning.

Washington Park Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Washington Park Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go into the log for the inmate. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Washington Park Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the official Washington Park Police Jail at 618-874-0115 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Washington Park Police Jail you must first have your name on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Washington Park Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Washington Park Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Washington Park 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 Washington Park 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 Washington Park 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 the arrest warrants inquiry on the St Clair County jail website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the St Clair County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the St Clair County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates are always changing, so check the Washington Park Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Washington Park 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 Washington Park Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-874-0115 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 Washington Park Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want 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 products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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 Washington Park Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 618-874-0115

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of 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 Washington Park Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 decrease 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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