Northbrook Police Jail

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The Northbrook Police Jail is located at 1401 Landwehr Road in Northbrook, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Northbrook Police Department.

This site tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Northbrook Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Northbrook Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the info you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Northbrook Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Northbrook Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people currently in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get the same information about anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Northbrook Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Northbrook Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

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

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

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge must decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Northbrook Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list information about each visitor to the Northbrook Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor must provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Northbrook Police Jail at 847-564-2060 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Northbrook Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to take 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 Northbrook Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision 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 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Northbrook Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Northbrook 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 Northbrook 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 Northbrook 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail. 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 there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Cook County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail could change, so it would be best to visit the Northbrook Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Northbrook 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 Northbrook Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 847-564-2060 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 Northbrook Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items 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 Northbrook Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

The Northbrook Police Jail phone number is: 847-564-2060

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Northbrook Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding 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 calling 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 circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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