Monessen Police Jail

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The Monessen Police Jail is located at 100 3Rd Street in Monessen, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Monessen Police Department.

This page will tell you info about everything one might want to know about the Monessen Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Monessen 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

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and tips you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Monessen Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Monessen Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find information for anyone arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Monessen Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Monessen Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

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

You will then be allowed to use the phone to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, it can depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the judge must decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Monessen Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Monessen Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered into a Visiting log for the inmate. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Monessen Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the official Monessen Police Jail at 724-684-6151 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Monessen Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 mobile phones are allowed at Monessen Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Monessen Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Monessen 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 Monessen 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 Monessen 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Westmoreland County court website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Westmoreland County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates might change, so you should visit the Monessen Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Monessen 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 Monessen Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 724-684-6151 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 Monessen Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Monessen Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Monessen Police Jail phone number is: 724-684-6151

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Monessen Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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