Glen Lyn Police Jail

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The Glen Lyn Police Jail is located at 155 Houston Lane in Glen Lyn, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Glen Lyn Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Glen Lyn Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Glen Lyn Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Giles County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and tips that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that might help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Glen Lyn Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Glen Lyn Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people currently in custody, including status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get information for anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you enter their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Glen Lyn Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Glen Lyn Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you must answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to make a telephone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be freed. It also might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Glen Lyn Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Glen Lyn Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at 540-726-2188 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Glen Lyn Police Jail you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Glen Lyn Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Glen Lyn Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Glen Lyn 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 Glen Lyn 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 Glen Lyn 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 Giles County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Glen Lyn Police Jail change frequently, so check the Glen Lyn Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Glen Lyn 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 Glen Lyn Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 540-726-2188 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 Glen Lyn Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as 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 Glen Lyn Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 540-726-2188

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 they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Glen Lyn Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not 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 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 Glen Lyn Police Jail, click the link below.

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