Philippi Police Jail

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The Philippi Police Jail is located at 115 Church Street in Philippi, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Philippi Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Philippi Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Philippi Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Philippi Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Philippi Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get information about anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Philippi Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Philippi Police Jail takes you through each of these 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 step is that you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge has to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, you should expect to get released in the morning.

Philippi Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Philippi Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Philippi Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 304-457-3700 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Philippi Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Be 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.

No phones at Philippi Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Philippi Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Philippi 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 Philippi 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 Philippi 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, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind 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 Barbour County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions 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 the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Philippi Police Jail is likely to change, so you should review the Philippi Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Philippi 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 Philippi Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-457-3700 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 Philippi Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want 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 sufficient funds in their account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Philippi Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 304-457-3700

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Philippi Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 figuring out 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 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 Philippi Police Jail, click the link below.

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