Hastings Police Jail

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The Hastings Police Jail is located at 201 East State Street in Hastings, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hastings Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything a person needs to know about the Hastings Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer info that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Hastings Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hastings Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get the same information on anybody booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Hastings Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Hastings Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

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

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Hastings Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Hastings Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 269-945-5744 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Hastings Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Hastings Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 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 Hastings Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hastings 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 Hastings 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 Hastings 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 court records on the Barry County jail website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Barry County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Barry County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’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 courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Hastings Police Jail change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Hastings Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hastings 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 Hastings Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 269-945-5744 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 Hastings Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from 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 the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Hastings Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 269-945-5744

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls 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 Hastings Police Jail. The rates 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 is 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where 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 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 Hastings Police Jail, click the link below.

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