Williamsfield Police Jail

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The Williamsfield Police Jail is located at 114 East Gale Street in Williamsfield, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Williamsfield Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Williamsfield Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Williamsfield Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Knox County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information you need to make the process easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Williamsfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Williamsfield Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including current status, and visiting schedule. You can also find info about anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information fast if you’ve got their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Williamsfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Williamsfield Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take from 10 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate has to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get released in the morning.

Williamsfield Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide information about each visitor to the Williamsfield Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Williamsfield Police Jail change often, so you should call the jail at 309-639-2303 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Williamsfield Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Williamsfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Williamsfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Williamsfield 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 Williamsfield 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 Williamsfield 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 court records on the Knox County jail website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that if there is a 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 Knox County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and all documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates could change, so check the Williamsfield Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Williamsfield 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 Williamsfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 309-639-2303 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 Williamsfield Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

All phone calls from the Williamsfield Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Williamsfield Police Jail phone number is: 309-639-2303

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 of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Williamsfield Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 state prisons and local 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails 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 Williamsfield Police Jail, click the link below.

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