Henderson Police Jail

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The Henderson Police Jail is located at 608 Locust Street in Henderson, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Henderson Police Department.

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

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Henderson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Henderson Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can get information for anybody booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get the information quicker if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Henderson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Henderson Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone 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, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Henderson Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list each visitor’s name to the Henderson Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors must provide identification. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Henderson Police Jail at 304-675-5722 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Henderson Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Henderson Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Henderson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Henderson 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 Henderson 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 Henderson 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, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Mason County jail website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. 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 have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to the Mason County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Henderson Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so you should visit the Henderson Police Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Henderson 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 Henderson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-675-5722 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 Henderson Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products 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 Henderson Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, phone calls may be limited or forbidden completely.

The Henderson Police Jail phone number is: 304-675-5722

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every 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 Henderson Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone 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 Henderson Police Jail, click the link below.

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