North Pekin Police Jail

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The North Pekin Police Jail is located at 318 North Main Street in North Pekin, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the North Pekin Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the North Pekin Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the North Pekin Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make the process easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would help others is welcome.

North Pekin Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The North Pekin Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. You can also find info about anyone who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

North Pekin Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the North Pekin Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

First, you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the phone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take from 30 minutes to all day. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

North Pekin Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the North Pekin Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at North Pekin Police Jail frequently change, so call the official North Pekin Police Jail at 309-382-3412 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the North Pekin Police Jail you have to be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at North Pekin Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 North Pekin Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the North Pekin 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 North Pekin 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 Pekin 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can access court records on the Tazewell County jail website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear 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 name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Tazewell County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at the Tazewell County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the North Pekin Police Jail are always changing, so it would be best to review the North Pekin Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at North Pekin 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 Pekin Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 309-382-3412 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 North Pekin Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their 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

All phone calls from the North Pekin Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or totally denied.

The North Pekin Police Jail phone number is: 309-382-3412

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Pekin Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances 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 or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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