Rock Rapids Police Jail

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The Rock Rapids Police Jail is located at 410 South Boone Street in Rock Rapids, IA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Rock Rapids Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything related to the Rock Rapids Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Rock Rapids Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Rock Rapids Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rock Rapids Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can also find info on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you have their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Rock Rapids Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Rock Rapids Police Jail is made up of these 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, like what is your legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge has to determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should plan to be discharged that morning.

Rock Rapids Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Rock Rapids Police Jail in advance. This information will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate. Each visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Rock Rapids Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the facility at 712-472-2558 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Rock Rapids Police Jail you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Rock Rapids Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 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 Rock Rapids Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rock Rapids 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 Rock Rapids 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 Rock Rapids 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 an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Lyon County jail website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Lyon County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file containing a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the Lyon County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to the Lyon County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. 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 a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Rock Rapids Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you visit the Rock Rapids Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rock Rapids 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 Rock Rapids Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 712-472-2558 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 Rock Rapids Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Rock Rapids Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 712-472-2558

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 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 Rock Rapids 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning 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 has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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