Dowell Police Jail

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The Dowell Police Jail is located at 215 Union Avenue in Dowell, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Dowell Village Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Dowell Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Dowell Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and advice that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Dowell Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dowell Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find information on anybody booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Dowell Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Dowell Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

The first step is that you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you use the telephone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be 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 wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be discharged in the morning.

Dowell Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Dowell Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the official Dowell Police Jail at 618-568-1513 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Dowell Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Dowell Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 under the age of 18 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Dowell Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dowell 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 Dowell 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 Dowell 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants online or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Dowell Police Jail inmates might change, so be sure to review the Dowell Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dowell 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 Dowell Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-568-1513 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 Dowell Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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 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

All phone calls from the Dowell Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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, phone calls may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 618-568-1513

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Dowell Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 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 a lot of money 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 cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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