About Pontiac City Jail

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Pontiac City Jail opened its doors in 1983. It is a medium security jail operated by the police department of Pontiac.

The cells in this Pontiac are single-person cells and are on two levels. The inmates are given three meals a day.

If you are an offender within the city, you will be taken to the Pontiac City Jail and processed at the intake. Inmates in Pontiac City Jail get meals three times a day and are housed in single-person cells.

If an inmate does not make bail, they are transferred to the Livingston County or Illinois jail. Moreover, if an inmate gets a sentence of more than one year, they are transferred to Pontiac federal prison.

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Inmate Search

The Pontiac City Jail has an offender locator that helps you look for an inmate online. You will need to have an inmates' name, ID, and their housing location. However, you need to know that there will be no information on the list for inmates who have escaped or released.

Additionally, you can visit the Pontiac City Jail in the city of Pontiac, Livingston County County, and inquire about a detainee. Moreover, you can call at 815-844-5148.

Also, the Pontiac City Jail has a lobby that has a list of all the inmates held in the facility. The staff will guide you and help you find the inmate you want.

Sending a Mail/ Package to Pontiac City Jail

The Pontiac City Jail allows inmates to receive and send letters while in custody. Nonetheless, all the mail into and out of Jail has to be inspected by the staff. Packages are not allowed.

The Pontiac City Jail will allow you to send reading material to your loved one. However, it has to be shipped directly from the publisher. All the reading material has to be new and paperback. The Pontiac City Jail is not responsible in the event there is a loss of any mail or its contents. It is allowed to bring medication to an inmate when you visit the Pontiac City Jail.

Sending Money

Inmates in Pontiac City Jail need money to post bail and to buy necessities. You are allowed to bring cash directly and deposit it at the Pontiac City Jail's lobby.

You can use electronic means, including MoneyGram and Western Union. Money that comes to inmates is stored in a commissary account, and any money that remains will be given to the inmate when they are released.

Additionally, you can send a check to fund the account of an inmate. You can also visit the Pontiac City Jail and deposit the money in the lobby.

The money comes in handy as it helps the inmate to make purchases of necessities from the commissary.

Phone Calls

Every inmate gets a chance to inform their loved one that they are in Pontiac City Jail. The inmates have an opportunity to call approved numbers every day from 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM. Each phone call lasts for twenty minutes, but this time reduces to ten minutes during rush hour. An inmate can be denied access to calls if they breach any law.

How to visit inmates at Pontiac City Jail?

Entry into the Pontiac City Jail will require prior approval, and personal visits are limited to twenty minutes. However, visits from an attorney can take place anytime, and they last for an hour. Visitations are allowed from Monday to Saturday.

Visitors must be searched before they enter the Pontiac City Jail.

Every visitation should last for 20 minutes, and the time will only be added under special circumstances. All visitors should be over 18 years or accompanied by an adult.

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