Claypool Police Jail

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The Claypool Police Jail is located at 408 South Graceland Avenue in Claypool, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Claypool Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything a person needs to know about the Claypool Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that would be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Claypool Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Claypool Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find info for anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Claypool Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Claypool Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

You must answer some questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the phone so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged can take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate must determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be released that morning.

Claypool Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give information about each visitor to the Claypool Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put into the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so you should call the official Claypool Police Jail at 574-566-2322 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Claypool Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s approved 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 phones are allowed at Claypool Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 under the age of 18 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 Claypool Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Claypool 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 Claypool 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 Claypool 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 for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the Kosciusko County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Claypool Police Jail is likely to change, so you should double check the Claypool Police Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Claypool 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 Claypool Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 574-566-2322 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 Claypool Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products 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 Claypool Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 574-566-2322

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers 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 these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Claypool Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to lower 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 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 Claypool Police Jail, click the link below.

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