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Shickshinny Police Jail Information

Address

Shickshinny Police Jail
35 West Union Street
Shickshinny, PA 18655-1037

Phone Number

Phone Number: 570-542-7806

The Shickshinny Police Jail is located at 35 West Union Street in Shickshinny, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Shickshinny Borough Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything related to the Shickshinny Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Shickshinny Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that might be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Shickshinny Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is in jail and don’t know how to locate them? Do you know somebody who’s been arrested and you don’t know how to locate them?

In order to see who is in jail at the Shickshinny Police Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

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Who’s In Jail

The Shickshinny Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get the same information about anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information fast if you enter their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Shickshinny Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Shickshinny Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, home address, birthdate 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 be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a phone call so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere from 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must decide on how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Shickshinny Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Shickshinny Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. All visitors must provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the jail at 570-542-7806 before you go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Shickshinny Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Shickshinny Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Shickshinny Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Shickshinny 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Shickshinny Police Jail:

Shickshinny Police Jail
35 West Union Street
Shickshinny, PA 18655-1037

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Shickshinny Police Jail
35 West Union Street
Shickshinny, PA 18655-1037

The mail policy at the Shickshinny Police Jail is always changing, so it would be best to review the site when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Shickshinny 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 Shickshinny 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 might have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the court records on the website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Luzerne County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file containing a docket and any filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at the Luzerne County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail could change, so double check the Shickshinny Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Shickshinny 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 Shickshinny Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-542-7806 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 inmateâ€™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 Shickshinny Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear 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 enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Shickshinny Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

The Shickshinny Police Jail phone number is: 570-542-7806

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, 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 Shickshinny 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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