Rome Police Jail

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The Rome Police Jail is located at 301 North James Street in Rome, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Rome City Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Rome Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Rome Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rome Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also find the same information about anybody who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information fast if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Rome Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. This process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. It also will depend on if you have a bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Rome Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s name to the Rome Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go into a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

The Rome Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Rome Police Jail at 315-339-7780 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Rome Police Jail you must first have your name on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Rome Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 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 Rome Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rome 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 Rome 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 Rome 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken 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, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the Oneida County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might 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, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Rome Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to visit the Rome Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rome 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 Rome Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 315-339-7780 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 Rome Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Rome Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 315-339-7780

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 from 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 Rome Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not 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 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 Rome Police Jail, click the link below.

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