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Carthage Police Jail Information

Address

Carthage Police Jail
6 West First Street
Carthage, IN 46115

Phone Number

Phone Number: 765-565-6062

The Carthage Police Jail is located at 6 West First Street in Carthage, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Carthage Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Carthage Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Rush County court records, and much much more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and tips you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Carthage Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is locked up and need to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you don’t know how to locate them?

To search who is in jail at the Carthage Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Carthage Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information for anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Carthage Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Carthage Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, birth date and contact person, and 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 personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to make a phone call to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to get released that morning.

Carthage Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Carthage Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered in the log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor must provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Carthage Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 765-565-6062 before you go to the jail to visit.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Carthage Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Carthage Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Carthage Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Carthage 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Carthage Police Jail is:

Carthage Police Jail
6 West First Street
Carthage, IN 46115

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Carthage Police Jail
6 West First Street
Carthage, IN 46115

The Carthage Police Jail mail policy changes frequently, so you should review the the Carthage Police Jail website when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Carthage 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 Carthage 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, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding 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, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records via 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 history. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. Go to the Rush County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, 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 funds to Carthage Police Jail inmates could change, so you should double check the Carthage Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Carthage 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 Carthage Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 765-565-6062 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 inmateâ€™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 Carthage Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind 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 items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Carthage Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

The Carthage Police Jail phone number is: 765-565-6062

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money 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 Carthage 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 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 calling 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 these cases, the jail has set their inmate 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 Carthage Police Jail, click the link below.

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