Bellbrook Police Jail

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The Bellbrook Police Jail is located at 15 East Franklin Street in Bellbrook, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bellbrook Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Bellbrook Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Bellbrook Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Bellbrook Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bellbrook Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. You can also get info for anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information fast if you’ve got their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Bellbrook Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Bellbrook Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You will answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

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

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

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get let go. It also might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Bellbrook Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide information about each visitor to the Bellbrook Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitation log for the inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the jail at 937-848-8484 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Bellbrook Police Jail you have to first be added to their approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Bellbrook Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Bellbrook Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bellbrook 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 Bellbrook 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 Bellbrook 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, you are able to check the court records on the Greene County jail website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind 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 the date of their arrest, contact the Greene County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the Greene County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if 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 get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Bellbrook Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so check the Bellbrook Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bellbrook 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 Bellbrook Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 937-848-8484 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 Bellbrook Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary 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 Bellbrook Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or forbidden.

The Bellbrook Police Jail phone number is: 937-848-8484

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies 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 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 Bellbrook Police Jail. The prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower 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 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. In some cases, 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 can save you money.

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

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