Plymouth Police Jail

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The Plymouth Police Jail is located at 162 West Shawnee Avenue in Plymouth, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Plymouth Borough Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Plymouth Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Plymouth Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make the process easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Plymouth Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Plymouth Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find info for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Plymouth Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Plymouth Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

First, you must answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the phone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take between 15 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be released. It also might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Plymouth Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list each visitor’s full name to the Plymouth Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the official Plymouth Police Jail at 570-779-2147 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Plymouth Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Plymouth Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Plymouth Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Luzerne County court website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates can change at any time, so visit the Plymouth Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Plymouth 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 Plymouth Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-779-2147 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 Plymouth Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably 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 inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Plymouth Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. 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 should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 570-779-2147

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Plymouth 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 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 finding out 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore 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 can save you money.

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

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