Kirkland Police Jail

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The Kirkland Police Jail is located at 123 Fifth Avenue in Kirkland, WA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Kirkland Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Kirkland Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you info that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Kirkland Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Kirkland Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes status, and visiting schedule. You can find info on anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate the information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Kirkland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Kirkland Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You will have to answer some questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the phone in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get let go. It also will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be released that morning.

Kirkland Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list information about each visitor to the Kirkland Police Jail in advance. This information will be put into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Kirkland Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Kirkland Police Jail at 425-587-3400 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Kirkland Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Make 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 without it.

No mobile phones at Kirkland Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can 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 a 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Kirkland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Kirkland 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 Kirkland 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 Kirkland 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 for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Kirkland Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so double check the Kirkland Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Kirkland 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 Kirkland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 425-587-3400 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 Kirkland Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Kirkland Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or totally denied.

The Kirkland Police Jail phone number is: 425-587-3400

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money 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 Kirkland Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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