Northumberland Police Jail

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The Northumberland Police Jail is located at 219 2Nd Street in Northumberland, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Northumberland Borough Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything related to the Northumberland Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Northumberland County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and advice that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that would help others will be appreciated.

Northumberland Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Northumberland Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information on anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get their arrest information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Northumberland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Northumberland Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer a bunch of questions, like your full legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Northumberland Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Northumberland Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go into the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 570-473-8446 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Northumberland Police Jail you have to be added to their visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

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

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 related to 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 Northumberland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Northumberland 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 Northumberland 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 Northumberland 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access court records on the Northumberland County court website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Northumberland County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and any filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Northumberland Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Northumberland 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 Northumberland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-473-8446 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 Northumberland Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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

All phone calls from the Northumberland Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Northumberland Police Jail phone number is: 570-473-8446

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Northumberland Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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