Marcus Hook Police Jail

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The Marcus Hook Police Jail is located at 1015 Green Street in Marcus Hook, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Marcus Hook Borough Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Marcus Hook Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that could help others is welcome.

Marcus Hook Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Marcus Hook Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can also get info on anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information fast if you enter their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Marcus Hook Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Marcus Hook Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the telephone so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process may take from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. It also will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge must decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, 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, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Marcus Hook Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Marcus Hook Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitation log for the inmate. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Marcus Hook Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 610-485-1611 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Marcus Hook Police Jail you must have your name on their approved 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 without it.

No phones are allowed at Marcus Hook Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. 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 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 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 Marcus Hook Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Marcus Hook 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 Marcus Hook 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 Marcus Hook 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 can access arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Delaware County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the Delaware County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete 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 any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Marcus Hook Police Jail might change, so we suggest that you double check the Marcus Hook Police Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Marcus Hook 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 Marcus Hook Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 610-485-1611 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 Marcus Hook Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Marcus Hook Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 610-485-1611

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 profits off of all 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 Marcus Hook Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate 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 Marcus Hook Police Jail, click the link below.

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