Montcalm County Jail – Stanton, MI

Montcalm County Jail is in Montcalm County, MI and is the correctional facility for this area. Looking for someone locked up in Montcalm County Jail? This site gives you about anything one might want to know about Montcalm County Jailsuch as the following: How to do a jail inmate search. Find inmate mugshots. The jail’s address and phone number. How to post bail. Intake procedures. Court information and records. And much, much more.

The thought of getting arrested and going to jail is a scary idea, not only for the person who is incarcerated, but also that person’s family and friends. This guide is designed to give you all the information that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that could help others will be much appreciated.

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and need to find out where they are?

Do you know someone who’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find out where they are?

In order to see who’s in jail at Montcalm County Jail you will need to go to their website and perform an inmate lookup.

The Montcalm County Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of persons who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, bail amount, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find info for anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to locate the information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

If the person you’re searching for is at a different jail you can look here: List of all county jails in Michigan

A mugshot, or intake photograph, is a photo taken by the police during jail intake processing. They take one frontal photo and a side photo. Your full name and intake number will be in the mugshot, and they’re stored at the jail.

Mugshots of Montcalm County Jail prisoners can be found online, or you can see them in person at the Montcalm County Jail. When viewing online you have to put in the person’s legal name, and a booking date.

Are you trying to figure out what to do in order to have your mugshot taken off of the Montcalm County Jail site? This can be tricky, as the mugshot is a public record. To get your mugshot taken down you must file a ‘Petition to Expunge’. Basically, this means that the record of your arrest would be sealed, and will not be available to the public. It is difficult to do this, and you will most likely need the services of a lawyer.

Read our in-depth tutorial about getting your mugshot removed, the different websites with mugshots, and the websites that offer to remove your mugshot for you: How To Remove Your Mugshot from the Internet

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Obviously, if you’re incarcerated, your main thought is about when and how you will get out. After you’ve gone through the booking process, your bail amount will be decided either by bail schedule or magistrate. If no bail is set this can mean that you will either be free to go until your trial, or you don’t get released while you wait for your court date.

If you are released from jail you are required to agree to go to your court date, and until then you can’t leave the county.

Typically, a prisoner in the Montcalm County Jail can earn time off for good behavior when they respect the rules and area a good inmate while incarcerated.

If you follow the rules, you may be allowed to do work release. You will either have to return to the jail each day when you’re finished working, or you could have the chance to sleep in a halfway house instead of jail.

Your bail is the amount of money that you will be required to pay to get out of jail until your trial. Your bail amount is dictated by the crime you are charged with. You or someone you know will have to pay ten percent of the total set so you can be released. If you fail to show up for your scheduled court date, whoever posted your bail will lose that bail money.

To find out someone’s bail amount you will need to call the Montcalm County Jail. If you’ve got the person’s information, including name, address and date of birth, they’ll be able to let you know how much their bail is. Also, you can check their bail amount and status online.

Bailing out of jail is never fun, but fortunately, it’s really easy. To start with, you need to find out if their bail is a “Cash Bond Only”. If this is the case, you can’t use the services of a bondsman. Bail can only be paid by cash – they won’t take checks. As soon as you’ve posted (paid) bond, the inmate will be released. If they don’t violate the terms of their bail, you’ll get your money back.

If the bail amount is too high, or you can’t afford it yourself, you should hire a bail bondsman. They generally charge you a fee of 10 to 15 percent of the total amount of bail set by the magistrate, and in most cases have a minimum of $100. This is non-refundable and bondsmen usually only accept cash. If their bail has been set particularly high, the bondsman might ask to use your personal assets as collateral.

To talk to a local bail bondsman go to: Find a bail bondsman

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• Early Release For Good Behavior
• Get Out on Work Release
• Released For Time Served
• Get Out on a Pre-Trial Release Program
• Released On House Arrest
• Be Released on Your Own Recognizance

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The jail intake procedure takes you through these steps:

• They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.
• Firstly, you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact.
• You will also be asked about your mental and medical history.
• You’ll be given an inmate ID number.
• You will get fingerprinted.
• You will have a front and profile photo taken for your mugshot.
• All personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.
• You will then be allowed to use the telephone to contact family, friends, or bail bondsman.
• If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Have you ever been arrested and gone through processing at jail? If you have, you should tell us how it happened. How long did you have to wait? What was your treatment like? Can you tell us secrets that might help others get through jail intake?

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When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere between 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, it can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate has to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get discharged in the morning.

warrant out for your arrest, or if you need to start your sentence, you should follow the rules and turn yourself in willingly. In the case of an outstanding warrant, go down to the jail, in the reception area, and tell someone that you think there may be an outstanding arrest warrant out for you. They will do a record check, and if they verify that there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody. If it is for a jail sentence, report to the jail on the date and time that the sentence order states. Ensure that you are not late. Only bring things that are allowed with you, for example your driver’s license or your ID, any prescription medication you might take, as well as a sentencing order.

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s name to the jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered in a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor must provide identification. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visitation order will not be able to attend visitation.
The Montcalm County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you check the official site before you go to visitation.

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Montcalm County Jail phone number is: (989) 831-7592

All mall sent to inmates must be sent using the US Postal Service. You must not use any other form of delivery. Clearly write the name, prisoner number, and jail address on the envelope. Do not mail anything in a box or package, envelope with padding, plastic or paper bag, or an envelope with metal in it. Any mail sent to inmates will be opened and read and inspected by staff, and the mail will be returned if deemed inappropriate.

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at Montcalm County Jail is:

Montcalm County Jail
649 N. State St.
Stanton, MI 48888

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Montcalm County Jail
649 N. State St.
Stanton, MI 48888

The mail policy changes frequently, so it would be best to review the official Montcalm County Jail site when send a letter to someone in jail there.

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When you get arrested, you still have certain rights, and an important one is your right to request an attorney. You won’t get many phone calls in jail, so you would be wise to have a friend or family member locate an attorney when you call them. You might be thinking ‘I don’t have to get a lawyer – I can just represent myself’ You’re not required to have an attorney in all cases, a criminal defense lawyer will make sure you know your rights, look after your best interests and help you navigate through the complicated legal system in your county. The sooner you hire an attorney to represent you and work on your charges, the better your chances.

To read more about the benefits of hiring a lawyer, click: How to Find a Lawyer

If you can’t afford a lawyer, you will be assigned a public defender. The Public Defender’s Office has access to investigators, forensics experts as well as social workers. You should be reassured that Public Defenders are real lawyers that are members of the State Bar and are completely licensed to handle your case.

Have you ever had to use a Public Defender or court appointed attorney? Are you satisfied with how they handled your case and represented you in court?

All court records are public records and are available upon request. Court records include a court case file containing a sheet called a docket sheet and every motions, documents, and evidence filed in the case. You can access the records and documents in your court case with the online service, or at the Clerk’s office of the Court.

The Montcalm County Clerk of Court is an official part of the court who manages court records. They also administer the oath for any court participant who must be under oath, and also read the court verdict when the jury has finished deliberations. All records, documents, and evidence associated with your case are available at the Montcalm County Clerk of Court.

Court costs and court fees are the charges and fees from your court case, which include filing fees, motion and claim fees, and court charges. If you cannot afford these fees and have a court appointed attorney, you may not have to pay the fees.

The Montcalm County magistrate is the person that presides over your case. Magistrates do several different things, such as setting your bail amount, writing arrest warrants, and presiding over preliminary court appearances and detention hearings.

A pre-sentencing report is prepared to include background information and information about the defendant’s life and history, which the magistrate will consider when deciding on the sentence. Information will be solicited from the defendant, their family, and if necessary the victim. Don’t forget that you should ask to see your own copy of the pre-sentencing report prior to sentencing, so you get the chance to correct the mistakes.

If you get convicted of a crime during your trial, you will then get sentenced. The presiding judge in your case will weigh several options when determining your sentence, ranging from community service to probation, to even incarceration in either jail (short term) or prison (long term). Depending on sentencing guidelines and the severity of your crime, you will either be immediately taken into custody, or you could receive a date that you must report to jail to serve your sentence.

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Do you want to find out if a family member or friend is incarcerated, or has ever been in jail?

This is pretty easy to do, simply you should query the jail’s website, and do a search using:

• Name.
• Birthdate.
• Their approximate booking date.
• and their jail inmate ID.

If you think that they are currently in jail, you should call the jail to find out.

If you think you might have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Montcalm County jail website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Montcalm County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

A Civil Process is when you get served with legal papers, like warrants. You can find these by contacting the Sheriff’s office, online or by phone.

All convicted sex offenders must be registered on the sex offender databases required by the area they live in. The people on these databases have been convicted of a sex or kidnapping crime. You are able to see this information online, but bear in mind that you won’t get the precise address, rather the address block they live on.

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

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Montcalm County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes:

• DUI or DWI.
• Drug crimes.
• Kidnapping.
• Sexual offenses including rape, assault.
• Violent crimes like assault or murder.
• Property crimes like theft or larceny.

When you do a criminal history search, usually won’t see if someone has had any infractions like moving violations:

• Tickets for speeding.
• Lost their driver’s license or license revoked or suspended.
• Traffic accidents.
• Moving violations.
• Parking Tickets.

To get driving records, you have to do a driving records search.

Have you ever had to search for criminal records of someone you know? Was it easy? Did you do your search online or did you have to call the Montcalm County courthouse? Was the information correct? There are plenty of reasons that folks search for criminal records and backgrounds, and your comments might make it easier for others.

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Most Wanted

On a Federal level, the FBI has a list of the Top Ten Most Wanted Criminals. In Montcalm County, the Sheriff has their own list of the most wanted criminals, that you can access online.

FBI Ten Most Wanted List: External Link


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Life In Jail / What Its Like

Daily Life

Just the thought of spending time in Montcalm County Jail is no fun, eventually you will get accustomed to the daily routine. You should expect an alarm to wake up every morning at six in the morning, and next you’ll have roll call. Next, you will have breakfast. When you finish breakfast you will have to work in the work program or other activity that you are assigned. This could be working in the kitchen, laundry, or some sort of manufacturing job. While this may seem tedious, it may help you when you leave jail, as you are gaining experience in a certain field of work. Other inmates go to school, while some take part in mandated treatment programs. After lunch, there will be another roll call, then back to work. Your evening will be spent either in your cell or a common room. During this time dinner is served and you will be expected to take a shower. After another roll call, it’s lights out. Even though you will be confined to your cell, there may be enough light to read or write letters. Then again, most inmates welcome lights out, and try to get as much sleep as they can.

Most people are frightened at the idea of jail because they don’t know what to expect. If you have spent any time in Montcalm County Jail, your experiences would be welcomed, if it can help another person to deal with it.

Dress Code

When incarcerated, all inmates are expected to wear the Montcalm County Jail uniform. This is normally a jumpsuit or scrubs. Of note to anyone visiting an inmate – you must be properly dressed. Any clothing considered inappropriate will not be permitted.

How To Send Money to an Inmate

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.

The procedure to send money to someone in jail can change, so check the the Montcalm County Jail website when you send any money.


Commissary

The commissary is the jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

Inmate Medications

If you are on any type of prescription medication, you will be allowed to continue taking it while in jail. When you are first processed, you will be asked what medication you take. You will then be referred to the jail nurse or doctor who will be in charge of monitoring your health and prescribing your medication.

Meals

You will get three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. As expected, they are very basic, but healthy. A typical breakfast might be cereal, toast, coffee and fruit. Lunch might be spaghetti, salad, bread and milk. Dinner could be chicken casserole, rice, vegetables, dessert and milk. Contrary to popular belief, prison food has greatly improved over the years, and you might find that it’s not much different from what you would eat at home.

Pods / The Yard

The jail is designed in a ‘pod’ layout, with self-contained housing arranged around an outdoor yard. Each pod has a central control station and a common room, and the inmates take turns in using the yard. The jail is designed this way to keep certain inmates together, and others away from the general population.

Gangs

As with life in general, gangs are a part of prison life. Obviously it is best to avoid becoming a part of this environment as it will only lead to trouble. When you first enter prison, you might find yourself being ‘primed’ to join a gang, or worse, you might get their attention in a negative way. The best thing to do is keep your head down and don’t get involved.


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News and Media

News

Photos / Pictures

Videos


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Jobs

Types of Jobs at Montcalm County Jail

The Deputy Sheriff is the second in command at the Montcalm County Jail, overseeing the day to day operations and administration of the jail. An inmate is unlikely to have much interaction with the Deputy Sheriff, unless they have committed an infraction. Detention Officers are responsible for the custody and care of the inmates. They maintain order in the jail, and handle security. A Detention Officer is assigned to a certain pod, and therefore is responsible for the same inmates each day. They get to know the inmates on a certain level and are well equipped to handle any problems that may occur.

Apply for a Job at Montcalm County Jail

Requirements:

• You have to be over the age of 21.
• You have to possess a High School Diploma or GED
• You have to be a US Citizen.
• You have to pass a Criminal, Credit and Driving History background check.
• You have to pass a drug test.
• You have to have a good level of fitness.
• You have to be in good health.
• You have to have a valid Driver’s License
• An applicant for Deputy Sheriff must possess a Law Enforcement Certification.


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Family Resources

There are resources for families of both the perpetrator of the crime and the victim. The social and emotional impact of crime is far reaching, affecting many. Families can receive professional counseling, court related assistance, social services assistance and help in navigating the criminal justice system.

If you are a family member, which resources did you find to be particularly helpful? Please let us know, as this will be helpful to other families in the same situation.

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Victim Resources

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• You have the right to protection from the accused.
• You have the right to notification.
• You have the right to attend proceedings.
• You have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• You have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• You have the right to restitution.
• You have the right to a speedy trial.
• You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

Victim Notification

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

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Sex Offender Information and Search

All people registered as sex offenders are registered on either a national or state sex offender database. The people on these databases have been convicted of a sex or kidnapping crime. You can access this information online, but bear in mind that you will not get the exact address, rather the block that they live on.

Domestic Violence

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, there are services to help you. Your county will have a Domestic Violence Services office. They provide free and confidential services, such as emergency shelter information, legal advocacy, support groups and domestic violence education. They will work to help you create a safe and violence-free life, and heal from the trauma of abuse.

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.


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Reviews

Reviews of this Jail

Have you ever been a prisoner in Montcalm County Jail? Do you know someone that is an inmate there? Have you ever been to visit an inmate there?

If so, then we would like you to leave a comment below about it. Write about your jail experience because others can learn what to expect.

Things you can put in your comment:

• Conditions in Montcalm County Jail.
• Jail, yard and pod layout and facility
• Guards and staff
• Food and commissary
• Visitors
• Other Inmates.
• Inmate safety
• Jail gangs
• Prisoner activities and programs


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Tell Your Story

Everybody who’s been arrested and thrown in jail has some stories about their time ‘inside’. How’d you end up in jail? Did you get fair treatment? How was life in jail? What were the other inmates like? How did it affect you to go to jail?

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Send a Message to Your Cell Mate

Make some good friends in jail? Trying to find out how to get in touch with a person you met in jail? Leave a message for them here.

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