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Mackinaw City Police Jail Information

Address

Mackinaw City Police Jail
102 South Huron Avenue
Mackinaw City, MI 49701

Phone Number

Phone Number: 231-436-7861

The Mackinaw City Police Jail is located at 102 South Huron Avenue in Mackinaw City, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mackinaw City Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything related to the Mackinaw City Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Mackinaw City Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and advice that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Mackinaw City Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and don’t know how to locate them? Do you know a friend or family member who has been arrested and you don’t know how to find out what jail they’re in?

In order to search who’s in jail at the Mackinaw City Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mackinaw City Police Jail Inmate List is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get the same information on anyone arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get the information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Mackinaw City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Mackinaw City Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer some basic questions, like your legal name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate has to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, you should expect to get discharged in the morning.

Mackinaw City Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give information about each visitor to the Mackinaw City Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. All visitors has to provide identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the official Mackinaw City Police Jail at 231-436-7861 before you go to the jail to visit.

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

To visit an inmate at the Mackinaw City Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Mackinaw City Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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, 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 Mackinaw City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mackinaw City 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

The mailing address for the Mackinaw City Police Jail is:

Mackinaw City Police Jail
102 South Huron Avenue
Mackinaw City, MI 49701

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Mackinaw City Police Jail
102 South Huron Avenue
Mackinaw City, MI 49701

The Mackinaw City Police Jail inmate mail policy is always changing, so we suggest that you double check the site when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Mackinaw City 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 Mackinaw City 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Cheboygan County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Mackinaw City Police Jail might change, so you should review the Mackinaw City Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mackinaw City 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 Mackinaw City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 231-436-7861 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 Mackinaw City Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their 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

All phone calls from the Mackinaw City Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Mackinaw City Police Jail phone number is: 231-436-7861

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Mackinaw City Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 figuring out 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 these cases, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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