Mayfield Police Jail

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The Mayfield Police Jail is located at 739 Penn Avenue in Mayfield, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mayfield Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Mayfield Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Mayfield Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Mayfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mayfield Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information about anybody arrested and processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their inmate information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Mayfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Mayfield Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

First, you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you make a phone call to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will be released. Also, it might depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge has to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to get released that morning.

Mayfield Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Mayfield Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be entered in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Mayfield Police Jail frequently change, so call the facility at 570-876-2540 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Mayfield Police Jail you must first be added to this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Mayfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be 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 the 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Mayfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mayfield 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 Mayfield 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 Mayfield 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Lackawanna County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Lackawanna County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Mayfield Police Jail could change, so it would be best to review the Mayfield Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mayfield 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 Mayfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-876-2540 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 Mayfield Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, 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 trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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

The only phone calls that Mayfield Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot 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 bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or totally denied.

The Mayfield Police Jail phone number is: 570-876-2540

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Mayfield Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 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 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 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 phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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