Surprise Police Jail

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The Surprise Police Jail is located at 14250 West Statler Plaza in Surprise, AZ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Surprise Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Surprise Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Surprise Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that could help others is much appreciated.

Surprise Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Surprise Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information about anybody processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate the information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Surprise Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Surprise Police Jail includes each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to make a telephone call to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere from 30 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, you should plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Surprise Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Surprise Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered into the log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 623-222-4021 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Surprise Police Jail you have to be added to their 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 cellphones at Surprise Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 younger than 18 years old 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 Surprise Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Surprise 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 Surprise 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 Surprise 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can check court records on the website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Surprise Police Jail are always changing, so you should double check the Surprise Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Surprise 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 Surprise Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 623-222-4021 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 Surprise Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, 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, 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 Surprise Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 623-222-4021

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, 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 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 Surprise Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local 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 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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