Turtle Creek Police Jail

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The Turtle Creek Police Jail is located at 125 Monroeville Avenue in Turtle Creek, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Turtle Creek Borough Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Turtle Creek Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Turtle Creek Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Turtle Creek Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Turtle Creek Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information on anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Turtle Creek Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Turtle Creek Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you must answer some simple questions, like your legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, it might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a judge must determine how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Turtle Creek Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name to the Turtle Creek Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be put in the log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Turtle Creek Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the official Turtle Creek Police Jail at 412-823-1200 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Turtle Creek Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make 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 Turtle Creek Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 of age and is not a family member of the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Turtle Creek Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Turtle Creek 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 Turtle Creek 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 Turtle Creek 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access court records online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the Allegheny County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Allegheny County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates are always changing, so visit the Turtle Creek Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Turtle Creek 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 Turtle Creek Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 412-823-1200 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 Turtle Creek Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember 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 an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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

The only phone calls that Turtle Creek Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

The Turtle Creek Police Jail phone number is: 412-823-1200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Turtle Creek Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 learning 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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