Pringle Police Jail

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The Pringle Police Jail is located at 89 Evans Street in Pringle, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Pringle Borough Police Department.

This page will tell you info about anything you might need to know about the Pringle Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Pringle Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Luzerne County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give advice and information you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that would help others will be welcome.

Pringle Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pringle Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Pringle Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Pringle Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

First, you have to answer some basic questions, such as your legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take between 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be freed. It also might depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge has to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Pringle Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Pringle Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Every visitor has to provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Pringle Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 570-287-5712 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Pringle Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Pringle Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Pringle Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pringle 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 Pringle 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 Pringle 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind 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 the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Luzerne County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the Luzerne County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates change frequently, so review the Pringle Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pringle 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 Pringle Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-287-5712 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 Pringle Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use 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 money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Pringle Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. 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 are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 570-287-5712

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 profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Pringle Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 learning 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 cases like this, the jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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