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Sergeant Bluff Police Jail Information

Address

Sergeant Bluff Police Jail
309 5Th Street
Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

Phone Number

Phone: 712-943-9603

The Sergeant Bluff Police Jail is located at 309 5Th Street in Sergeant Bluff, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sergeant Bluff Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Sergeant Bluff Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Sergeant Bluff Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that might help others will be much appreciated.

Sergeant Bluff Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is locked up and want to find out where they are? Do you know someone that’s been arrested and you need to locate them?

In order to search who’s in jail at the Sergeant Bluff Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sergeant Bluff Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get info about anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate the information fast if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Sergeant Bluff Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Sergeant Bluff Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the telephone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes from 30 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, you should plan to get released in the morning.

Sergeant Bluff Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Sergeant Bluff Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

The Sergeant Bluff Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so call the jail at 712-943-9603 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Sergeant Bluff Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Sergeant Bluff Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Sergeant Bluff Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sergeant Bluff 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Sergeant Bluff Police Jail, use this address:

Sergeant Bluff Police Jail
309 5Th Street
Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Sergeant Bluff Police Jail
309 5Th Street
Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

The Sergeant Bluff Police Jail mail policy changes frequently, so double check the official website before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Sergeant Bluff 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 Sergeant Bluff 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 are able to check the court records on the website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to the Woodbury County Courthouse and check in person, or 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 a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so be sure to check the Sergeant Bluff Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sergeant Bluff 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 Sergeant Bluff Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 712-943-9603 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 inmateâ€™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 Sergeant Bluff Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Sergeant Bluff Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much 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 there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 712-943-9603

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls 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 Sergeant Bluff Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 is an expert in keeping up 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 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 Sergeant Bluff Police Jail, click the link below.

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