Meyersdale Police Jail

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The Meyersdale Police Jail is located at 611 2Nd Street in Meyersdale, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Meyersdale Borough Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Meyersdale Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Meyersdale Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and advice that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Meyersdale Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Meyersdale Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can find the same information on anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Meyersdale Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First you will answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you have a cash bond or if a magistrate has to figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get discharged in the morning.

Meyersdale Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Meyersdale Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will go in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 814-634-5149 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Meyersdale Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’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 without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Meyersdale Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Meyersdale Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Meyersdale 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 Meyersdale 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 Meyersdale 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can access court records on the Somerset County court website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Somerset County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Somerset County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail change frequently, so review the Meyersdale Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Meyersdale 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 Meyersdale Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 814-634-5149 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 Meyersdale Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Meyersdale Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Meyersdale Police Jail phone number is: 814-634-5149

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Meyersdale 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 can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. 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 so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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