Aspinwall Police Jail

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The Aspinwall Police Jail is located at 217 Commercial Avenue in Aspinwall, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Aspinwall Borough Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything you might want to know about the Aspinwall Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Aspinwall Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and advice you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that would help others will be much appreciated.

Aspinwall Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Aspinwall Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get information for anyone who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information fast if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Aspinwall Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Aspinwall Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You have to answer a bunch of questions, like your full legal name, street address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the telephone to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate has to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Aspinwall Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give information about each visitor to the Aspinwall Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go into the visitation log for the inmate. 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.

Visitation procedures change often, so you should call the facility at 412-781-3568 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

Be 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 without it.

No cellphones at Aspinwall Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone on 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 is related to 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 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 Aspinwall Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Aspinwall 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 Aspinwall 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 Aspinwall 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 for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the Allegheny County jail website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Allegheny County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Allegheny County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

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

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Aspinwall Police Jail might change, so be sure to check the Aspinwall Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Aspinwall 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 Aspinwall Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 412-781-3568 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 Aspinwall Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Aspinwall Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 412-781-3568

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly 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 of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Aspinwall Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 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 won’t 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 facility 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 Aspinwall Police Jail, click the link below.

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