Peoria Heights Police Jail

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The Peoria Heights Police Jail is located at 4901 North Prospect Road in Peoria Heights, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Peoria Heights Police Department.

This site will tell you info about everything one might want to know about the Peoria Heights Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Peoria County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Peoria Heights Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Peoria Heights Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get the same information about anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find the information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Peoria Heights Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Peoria Heights Police Jail includes these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you will have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Peoria Heights Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Peoria Heights Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be put into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

The Peoria Heights Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the facility at 309-688-3461 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Peoria Heights Police Jail you have to be on this person’s visitation list.

Make 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 mobile phones at Peoria Heights Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 the 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Peoria Heights Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Peoria 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 Peoria 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 Peoria 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 can check arrest warrants on the Peoria County jail website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Peoria County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Peoria Heights Police Jail is likely to change, so you should double check the Peoria Heights Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Peoria 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 Peoria Heights Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 309-688-3461 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 Peoria Heights Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want 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 inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items 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 Peoria Heights Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 309-688-3461

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Peoria Heights Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility 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 Peoria Heights Police Jail, click the link below.

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