Unionville Police Jail

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The Unionville Police Jail is located at 1611 Grant Street in Unionville, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Unionville Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything related to the Unionville Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Putnam County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the advice and information you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Unionville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Unionville Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. You can get the same information about anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get the information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Unionville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Unionville Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

First, you must answer a number of questions, like your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, it might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if a magistrate must decide on the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Unionville Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list information about each visitor to the Unionville Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the facility at 660-947-2437 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Unionville Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s 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.

No mobile phones at Unionville Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Unionville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Unionville 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 Unionville 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 Unionville 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Putnam County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep 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, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Unionville Police Jail could change, so we suggest that you check the Unionville Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Unionville 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 Unionville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 660-947-2437 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 Unionville Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely 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 buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

The only phone calls that Unionville Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about 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, phone privileges could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 660-947-2437

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Unionville Police Jail. The prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, 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 in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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