South Fork Police Jail

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The South Fork Police Jail is located at 507 Maple Street in South Fork, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the South Fork Borough Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything related to the South Fork Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Cambria County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer info that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

South Fork Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The South Fork Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information on anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their arrest information faster if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

South Fork Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the South Fork Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a bunch of questions, such as your legal name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes from 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get released. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get released between 9am and noon.

South Fork Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the South Fork Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the jail at 814-495-9886 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at South Fork Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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, 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 magazines to an inmate at the South Fork Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the South Fork 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 South Fork 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 South Fork 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 check arrest warrants inquiry on the Cambria County court website or call the jail. 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, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the South Fork Police Jail are always changing, so it would be best to check the South Fork Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at South Fork 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 South Fork Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 814-495-9886 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 South Fork Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need 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 sufficient funds in their trust 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

The only phone calls that South Fork Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 814-495-9886

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 South Fork Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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