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The Chicago City Jail is in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago City Jail is a facility that will house inmates for the short-term time frame.
The Chicago City Jail typically will get inmates who have been arrested throughout the city of Chicago. All inmates will come through the Chicago City Jail where they will be booked and typically, they will be kept here for about 3 days.
Inmates will then have the chance to post bond, be released, or be transferred out to the Cook County Jail where they will be held for a longer time.
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The Chicago City Jail is a short-term housing pen for inmates. The Chicago City Jail is often referred to as a steppingstone to the Cook County Jail.
The Chicago City Jail does not house inmates longer than 3 days typically. This means they intake and release inmates in a fast time frame.
Therefore, you will not find any information online about inmates who are in the Chicago City Jail. If you need information on an inmate in the Chicago City Jail, you will need to contact the jail directly.
Sending a Mail
Since the Chicago City Jail is essentially going to be the holding pen before an inmate is booked into the Cook County Jail or released, they will not have the privilege of being allowed to receive letters or packages.
Please do not send any inmates any mail while they are in the Chicago City Jail. It will either be refused, disposed of, or sent back to the original sender.
By the time the mail gets to the Chicago City Jail they would have been out of the Chicago City Jail.
Sending Money
Just like inmates do not need letters or packages, inmates in the Chicago City Jail also do not need to have any money sent to them either.
All money will be refused. Whether your mail it or you bring it down to the Chicago City Jail directly.
Phone Calls
The only privilege that an inmate in the Chicago City Jail will have while they are here for the next few days will be to use the phone.
Yes, you heard that right, inmates will only be able to use the telephone. The telephones are typically located in their jail cell.
The inmate will have the chance to call home to their loved ones. The only catch with this is that the loved one will need to have a landline in order to receive these calls from the Chicago City Jail.
All collect calls fees will be billed to the receiver of the call. The Chicago City Jail or the inmate are NOT responsible for these fees.
Visiting Rules
Inmates in the Chicago City Jail do not have the right to have visitors. It does not matter if you come down to the Chicago City Jail, you will not be permitted to visit an inmate. The only people who will have access to the inmates will be their legal counsel.
All other people will need to wait until the inmate is released from the facility or transferred to the Cook County Jail for visitation.
Visitation Hours
| Sunday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Monday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Holiday | – |
Directions
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