Fairmont City Police Jail

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The Fairmont City Police Jail is located at 2601 North 41St Street in Fairmont City, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Fairmont City Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Fairmont City Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Fairmont City Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Fairmont City Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Fairmont City Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate the information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Fairmont City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Fairmont City Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to 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 might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to be released that morning.

Fairmont City Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list each visitor’s full name to the Fairmont City Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Fairmont City Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Fairmont City Police Jail at 618-274-4504 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Fairmont City Police Jail you must 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 with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

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

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Fairmont City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fairmont 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.

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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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont 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 might have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the St Clair County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on the website, or at the St Clair County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to the St Clair County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail change frequently, so be sure to double check the Fairmont City Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fairmont 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 Fairmont City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-274-4504 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 Fairmont City Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Fairmont City Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 618-274-4504

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 money these phone service providers make 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 Fairmont City Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 finding 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not 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 inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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