Lake Station Police Jail

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The Lake Station Police Jail is located at 3619 Central Avenue in Lake Station, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lake Station Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Lake Station Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Lake Station Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and tips 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 any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Lake Station Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lake Station Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info for anyone processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Lake Station Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Lake Station Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put 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 must answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, you should plan to be released that morning.

Lake Station Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Lake Station Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Lake Station Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 219-962-1186 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Lake Station Police Jail you must first be on their visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Lake Station Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Lake Station Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lake Station 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 Lake Station 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 Lake Station 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access court records on the Lake County jail website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Lake Station Police Jail can change at any time, so you should review the Lake Station Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lake Station 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 Lake Station Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 219-962-1186 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 Lake Station Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Lake Station 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. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 219-962-1186

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Lake Station 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 can be 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. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, 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 Lake Station Police Jail, click the link below.

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