Forest Hills Police Jail

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The Forest Hills Police Jail is located at 2071 Ardmore Boulevard in Wilkinsburg, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Forest Hills Borough Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything related to the Forest Hills Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Forest Hills Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others would be appreciated.

Forest Hills Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Forest Hills Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get info on anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information fast if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Forest Hills Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Forest Hills Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer some simple questions, such as your legal name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you will be released. It also depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, expect to get released in the morning.

Forest Hills Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Forest Hills Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Forest Hills Police Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the official Forest Hills Police Jail at 412-351-4141 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Forest Hills Police Jail you must be on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Forest Hills Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the 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 magazines to an inmate at the Forest Hills Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants online or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that contains a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the Allegheny County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Forest Hills Police Jail could change, so it would be best to check the Forest Hills Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 412-351-4141 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 Forest Hills Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely 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 products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

The only phone calls that Forest Hills Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 412-351-4141

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Forest Hills Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone 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 Forest Hills Police Jail, click the link below.

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