Gassaway Police Jail

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The Gassaway Police Jail is located at 416 Elk Street in Gassaway, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gassaway Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Gassaway Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Gassaway Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Braxton County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Gassaway Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gassaway Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find the same information for anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Gassaway Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Gassaway Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

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

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. This process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. Also, it can depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a magistrate has to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Gassaway Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list information about each visitor to the Gassaway Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Gassaway Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the jail at 304-364-5111 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Gassaway Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Gassaway Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 related to the inmate, the minor 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 Gassaway Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gassaway 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 Gassaway 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 Gassaway 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 arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Gassaway Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so be sure to check the Gassaway Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gassaway 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 Gassaway Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-364-5111 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 Gassaway Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Gassaway Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

The Gassaway Police Jail phone number is: 304-364-5111

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Gassaway Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to decrease 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 calling 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. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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