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North Liberty Police Jail Information

Address

North Liberty Police Jail
116 North Main Street
North Liberty, IN 46554

Phone Number

Phone: 574-656-3359

The North Liberty Police Jail is located at 116 North Main Street in North Liberty, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the North Liberty Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the North Liberty Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the North Liberty Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer advice and information you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation is welcome.

North Liberty Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that has gone to jail and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know someone that’s been arrested and you want to locate them?

To see who is in jail at the North Liberty Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The North Liberty Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people currently in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get information on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

North Liberty Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the North Liberty Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

First you will have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get released in the morning.

North Liberty Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the North Liberty Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The North Liberty Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so call the jail at 574-656-3359 before you 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

Before you can visit someone at the North Liberty Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

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

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 North Liberty Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the North Liberty 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

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at North Liberty Police Jail:

North Liberty Police Jail
116 North Main Street
North Liberty, IN 46554

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
North Liberty Police Jail
116 North Main Street
North Liberty, IN 46554

The inmate mail policy at the North Liberty Police Jail changes, so be sure to visit the official North Liberty Police Jail site before you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the North Liberty 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 North Liberty 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 might have an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the St Joseph County jail website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to North Liberty Police Jail inmates change frequently, so it would be best to review the North Liberty Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at North Liberty 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 North Liberty Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 574-656-3359 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 North Liberty Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that North Liberty Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls may be limited or eliminated altogether.

The North Liberty Police Jail phone number is: 574-656-3359

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 North Liberty Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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