Coal Valley Police Jail

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The Coal Valley Police Jail is located at 900 1St Street in Coal Valley, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Coal Valley Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Coal Valley Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Coal Valley Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Rock Island County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give advice and information that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that would help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Coal Valley Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Coal Valley Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can find information for anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their arrest information more quickly if you enter their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Coal Valley Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Coal Valley Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You must answer some questions, like what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged can take between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get released in the morning.

Coal Valley Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Coal Valley Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will go in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Coal Valley Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so call the facility at 309-799-5416 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Coal Valley Police Jail you must first have your name on their visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Coal Valley Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Coal Valley Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Coal Valley 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 Coal Valley 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 Coal Valley 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Rock Island County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Rock Island County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access court records online, or at the Rock Island County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Coal Valley Police Jail inmates might change, so you should visit the Coal Valley Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Coal Valley 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 Coal Valley Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 309-799-5416 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 Coal Valley Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember 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 an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Coal Valley Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made at home. 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 and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Coal Valley Police Jail phone number is: 309-799-5416

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Coal Valley Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison 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 Coal Valley Police Jail, click the link below.

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