The Granite City Jail in Madison County serves as a prison facility for the city of Granite City and other smaller towns surrounding Madison. As well as inmates awaiting transfer to other prisons, jails and State penitentiaries. Granite City Jail is one of several minimum prisons for the State of IL. The listed address of Granite City Jail is 2330 Madison Ave. This is facility is located in Granite City, IL, 62040-4775. This city is in Madison. Before traveling, you should always call the jail to verify your inmate is still located at this address and that they can receive visitors.
Calling inmates can be costly. Some prisons charge inmates up to $14 a minute for long-distance calls. To avoid these fees, set up a local phone number that rings at your phone number(s) no matter where you live. GlobalTel.com can provide local numbers that won't have to pay any extra for long distance. You can reach them at
inmate calls. To send mail to an inmate you can visit
send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like Granite City Jail have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in IL each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.
Granite City Jail is a Police Department Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Granite City Jail will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Granite City Jail is located in the CST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Granite City Jail warden is Chief of Police Rich Miller. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Granite City Jail by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Granite City Jail. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.