Scottdale Police Jail

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The Scottdale Police Jail is located at 10 Mount Pleasant Road in Scottdale, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Scottdale Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Scottdale Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Scottdale Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Scottdale Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Scottdale Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get the same information for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Scottdale Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Scottdale Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you must answer some questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, it will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate has to decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Scottdale Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Scottdale Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will go in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Scottdale Police Jail at 724-887-8220 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Scottdale Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Scottdale Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Scottdale Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Scottdale Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Scottdale Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Scottdale Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail are always changing, so you should double check the Scottdale Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Scottdale Police Jail

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.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Scottdale Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 724-887-8220 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Scottdale Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products like soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Scottdale Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Scottdale Police Jail phone number is: 724-887-8220

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the inmate phone calls are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Scottdale Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Scottdale Police Jail, click the link below.

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