Downtown Pretrial Facility Inmate Bail & Bonds

A person awaiting trial is held at the Kenosha County Pretrial Facility, 1000 55th Street, Kenosha, WI 53140, in downtown Kenosha. The Kenosha County Detention Center at 4777 88th Avenue holds sentenced misdemeanants, including people on Huber work release.

Start with Kenosha County Inmate Search. It shows which facility has the person and what bail was set. Intake and release questions go to 262-605-5111.

No. Bond is posted in person at the Information Counter in the Public Safety Building, the Joint Services counter downtown. A phone call to 262-605-5015 first can save a trip.

The lobby kiosks take inmate account deposits only. They cannot post a bond, so do not use one in a hurry and expect your relative to walk out.

The kiosk puts money on the person's account for phone calls, tablet use and commissary. The bond counter takes the court's bail and starts release.

Account deposits can also be made online at ConnectNetwork all day and night, or by phone at 888-428-1845. The kiosks are in the Detention Center lobby, open 24 hours, and in the Public Safety Building lobby.

A trust account deposit at a kiosk is capped at $200 per transaction, $300 per day, $1,000 per week and $3,000 per month. The kiosks take $1 to $100 bills plus Visa and Mastercard credit or debit cards, and a convenience fee comes out of the deposit.

Debts the person owes the jail can be taken from a deposit, and deposits sent to the wrong account are not refunded. Mailed funds are money orders or certified, cashier's, government or IRS checks to Kenosha County Jail, Attn: Inmate Accounts, 1000 55th Street.

On-site visits run Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 10:45 a.m. and from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. The same hours apply on weekends, but weekend visits are unsupervised.

Visits from home by video are available seven days a week for a fee. The Pretrial Facility's evening video slots run from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., with none on Wednesdays.

Yes. On weekdays, visits at the Detention Center run from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., with contact or glass depending on the person. Weekend visits there are behind glass only.

Off-site video visits run seven days a week. Check the schedule with the Detention Center at 262-605-5800 before you leave.

No licensed bail bondsmen operate for Wisconsin cases. Wis. Stat. 969.12 limits a surety to an individual who lives in Wisconsin and bans paying any surety.

An Illinois bonding company cannot post a Kenosha County bond for a fee. Only the court's cash bail, or a no-cash release with conditions, frees someone arrested in Kenosha County.

A judge or court commissioner sets bail at the initial appearance. In a felony, the amount comes from the judge's review of the charge, the person's record and the facts, because Wisconsin has no statewide felony price list.

The Clerk of Circuit Court, 912 56th Street, answers at 262-653-2664, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ask the clerk for the hearing time.

Misdemeanor bail cannot go above the highest fine the law allows for that offense. A statewide misdemeanor schedule tells officers when to release without cash.

People are released without cash when the officer has their ID and they pose no danger, have community ties, have not skipped court, and no investigation requires holding them.

Money bail requires a finding that cash is needed to make sure the person appears. In a violent-crime case, the judge may weigh the whole picture, including earlier violent convictions and the risk to witnesses.

For the amount, the judge looks at ability to pay, the seriousness of the charge, past bail forfeitures, probation status, and the policy against holding people before trial for no reason.

Wis. Stat. 969.035 permits it for listed serious charges and for violent-crime charges against someone with an earlier violent conviction. The district attorney must file the request and allege that no conditions will protect the community.

The court holds a hearing within 10 days. The state must prove its claim by clear and convincing evidence. Any denial lasts up to 60 days after the hearing.

Kenosha County runs a pretrial program. A judge can order supervision in place of cash or alongside it.

Ask the Clerk of Circuit Court at 262-653-2664 for the written order. It states which conditions apply and when the person must report.

Officers have no choice in many cases. If the legal tests are met they must arrest, and Wis. Stat. 968.075 bars release until bail is posted or a judge sees the person.

After release, a 72-hour no-contact period applies to the alleged victim and the home. The person signs an acknowledgment or stays in jail, and a deliberate violation can bring up to $10,000 or nine months.

Wis. Stat. 969.11 says a person arrested in another county is brought before a judge there to set release conditions, or returned to the county where the offense happened.

Call the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office at 262-605-5100 to find out which agency holds him and which court will see him first.

A dismissal or an acquittal returns the deposit to the person who put it up. This holds even if related offenses are read in at sentencing in another case.

A conviction sends the leftover to restitution and then to the judgment. A forfeiture takes it under Wis. Stat. 969.13 when bond terms are broken.

Intentionally breaking a bond term after release is bail jumping under Wis. Stat. 946.49. It is a Class A misdemeanor if the case was a misdemeanor and a Class H felony if it was a felony.

Missing court, contacting a protected person or drinking when barred are common ways it happens. A released person must also report a new address to the clerk within 48 hours.

The Detention Center runs Huber work release for sentenced misdemeanants. A judge grants Huber, and the sheriff controls where the person stays.

A person who cannot post bail while waiting for trial cannot use Huber. Wages go to a trust account that pays travel, board and family support in that order.

The State Public Defender's Kenosha office is at 604 57th Street, Suite 201, Kenosha, WI 53140, phone 262-653-6404.

Request a lawyer from the judge at the first hearing. A person still held 72 hours after it may ask the judge to review the bail and conditions.

Juvenile cases go through the juvenile court, and the Kenosha County Youth Justice Services Unit works with the court. The Clerk of Circuit Court at 262-653-2664 gives hearing dates and the place of any court-ordered detention.

The Sheriff's Office at 262-605-5100 can say which agency made the arrest.