Heidelberg Police Jail

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The Heidelberg Police Jail is located at 1631 East Railroad Street in Heidelberg, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Heidelberg Borough Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Heidelberg Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Heidelberg Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any tips or comments that would help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Heidelberg Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Heidelberg Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. You can find the same information about anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Heidelberg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Heidelberg Police Jail includes each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take from 30 minutes to all day. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate must determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Heidelberg Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Heidelberg Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered in the log as an authorized visitor. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the official Heidelberg Police Jail at 412-276-0513 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Heidelberg Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 mobile phones are allowed at Heidelberg Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Heidelberg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records online or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a court docket and any filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Allegheny County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail are always changing, so you should double check the Heidelberg Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 412-276-0513 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 Heidelberg Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products 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 Heidelberg Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 412-276-0513

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Heidelberg Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 finding out how to decrease 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 will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Heidelberg Police Jail, click the link below.

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