Kingwood Police Jail

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The Kingwood Police Jail is located at 313 Tunnelton Street in Kingwood, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Kingwood Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything a person needs to know about the Kingwood Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Kingwood Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Kingwood Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Kingwood Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info for anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information fast if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Kingwood Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Kingwood Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

You have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, it will depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Kingwood Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Kingwood Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the log as an approved visitor. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Kingwood Police Jail frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 304-329-1225 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Kingwood Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Kingwood Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Kingwood Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Kingwood 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 Kingwood 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 Kingwood 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Preston County court website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in the court case. You can access court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates change frequently, so be sure to review the Kingwood Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Kingwood 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 Kingwood Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-329-1225 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 Kingwood Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Kingwood Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Kingwood Police Jail phone number is: 304-329-1225

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Kingwood 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 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, 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 Kingwood Police Jail, click the link below.

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