Baxter Springs Police Jail

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The Baxter Springs Police Jail is located at 121 West 11Th Street in Baxter Springs, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Baxter Springs Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Baxter Springs Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Baxter Springs Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Baxter Springs Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find information about anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Baxter Springs Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Baxter Springs Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You must answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to determine the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Baxter Springs Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s full name to the Baxter Springs Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Baxter Springs Police Jail change often, so we suggest that you call the facility at 620-856-2112 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Baxter Springs Police Jail you must be added to 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 without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Baxter Springs Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the 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 the 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 Baxter Springs Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Baxter Springs 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 Baxter Springs 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 Baxter Springs 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 for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Cherokee County jail website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and any filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to the Cherokee County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Baxter Springs Police Jail could change, so we suggest that you double check the Baxter Springs Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Baxter Springs 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 Baxter Springs Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 620-856-2112 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 Baxter Springs Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Baxter Springs Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on 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 and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or totally denied.

Phone Number: 620-856-2112

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Baxter Springs Police Jail. The prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 Baxter Springs Police Jail, click the link below.

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