Key West Police Jail

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The Key West Police Jail is located at 1604 North Roosevelt Boulevard in Key West, FL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Key West Police Department.

This site tells you info about anything you might want to know about the Key West Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Key West Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Monroe County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that could help others will be much appreciated.

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Who’s In Jail

The Key West Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get info on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find the information fast if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Key West Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Key West Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a phone call to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate must decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Key West Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to list each visitor’s name to the Key West Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Key West Police Jail frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 305-809-1111 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Key West Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Key West Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Key West Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Key West 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 Key West 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 Key West 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. 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 first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Monroe County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the Monroe County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Monroe County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Key West Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so check the Key West Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Key West 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 Key West Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 305-809-1111 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 Key West Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need 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 items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Key West Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or totally denied.

The Key West Police Jail phone number is: 305-809-1111

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 how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all inmate phone calls 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 Key West Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 learning 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money 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 or prison 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 Key West Police Jail, click the link below.

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