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Pentwater Police Jail Information

Address

Pentwater Police Jail
326 South Hancock Street
Pentwater, MI 49449

Phone Number

Phone: 231-869-4630

The Pentwater Police Jail is located at 326 South Hancock Street in Pentwater, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Pentwater Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Pentwater Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Oceana County court records, and much much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the advice and information that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Pentwater Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is in jail and want to contact them? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find out what jail they’re in?

To find out who’s in jail at the Pentwater Police Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pentwater Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get info about anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Pentwater Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Pentwater Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

You will answer some questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a phone call to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. It also can depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the judge has to determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Pentwater Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Pentwater Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered in the visitation log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Pentwater Police Jail are always changing, so you should call the facility at 231-869-4630 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

Before you can visit someone at the Pentwater Police Jail you must first be added to this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Pentwater Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 Pentwater Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pentwater 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

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Pentwater Police Jail is:

Pentwater Police Jail
326 South Hancock Street
Pentwater, MI 49449

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Pentwater Police Jail
326 South Hancock Street
Pentwater, MI 49449

The mail policy at the Pentwater Police Jail can change, so you should double check the official Pentwater Police Jail site when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Pentwater 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 Pentwater 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Oceana County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that contains a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the Oceana County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay 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 these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Pentwater Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to visit the Pentwater Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pentwater 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 Pentwater Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 231-869-4630 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 Pentwater Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as 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 a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Pentwater Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, phone calls might get reduced or totally denied.

The Pentwater Police Jail phone number is: 231-869-4630

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Pentwater Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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