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Staunton Police Jail Information

Address

Staunton Police Jail
116 West Beverley Street
Staunton, VA 24401-4279

Phone Number

Phone Number: 540-332-3845

The Staunton Police Jail is located at 116 West Beverley Street in Staunton, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Staunton Police Department.

This site tells you info about everything you might want to know about the Staunton Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Staunton Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is designed to offer info you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Staunton Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is incarcerated and need to find them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you want to find them?

To search who is in jail at the Staunton Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Staunton Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find the same information on anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Staunton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will have to answer a number of questions, like what is your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail can take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Staunton Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Staunton Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will go in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Staunton Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the official Staunton Police Jail at 540-332-3845 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Staunton Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Staunton Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Staunton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Staunton 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Staunton Police Jail, use this address:

Staunton Police Jail
116 West Beverley Street
Staunton, VA 24401-4279

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Staunton Police Jail
116 West Beverley Street
Staunton, VA 24401-4279

The Staunton Police Jail mail policy is always changing, so you should review the official website when you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Staunton 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 Staunton 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 arrest warrants online or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear 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, as well as their arrest date, contact the Staunton City County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access court records online, or at the Staunton City County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Staunton Police Jail is likely to change, so be sure to check the Staunton Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Staunton 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 Staunton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 540-332-3845 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 inmateâ€™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 Staunton Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably 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 enough money in their trust account. These items 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 Staunton Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about 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 break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Staunton Police Jail phone number is: 540-332-3845

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from 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 Staunton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease 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 will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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