Saint Peter Police Jail

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The Saint Peter Police Jail is located at 704 West 3Rd Street in Saint Peter, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Saint Peter Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything related to the Saint Peter Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Saint Peter Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and advice that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Saint Peter Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Saint Peter Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find the same information for anybody who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you have their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Saint Peter Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Saint Peter Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take between 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Saint Peter Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give information about each visitor to the Saint Peter Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go in the log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

The Saint Peter Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so call the facility at 618-349-6180 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Saint Peter Police Jail you must first be on their visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Saint Peter Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on 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 a 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 a 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 magazines to an inmate at the Saint Peter Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Saint Peter 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 Saint Peter 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 Saint Peter 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 check the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you 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 check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You can access court records on the website, or at the Fayette County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Saint Peter Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you double check the Saint Peter Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Saint Peter 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 Saint Peter Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-349-6180 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 Saint Peter Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products including 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 Saint Peter Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 618-349-6180

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 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 Saint Peter Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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