Lykens Police Jail

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The Lykens Police Jail is located at 200 Main Street in Lykens, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lykens Borough Police Department.

This site will tell you info about everything a person needs to know about the Lykens Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer info that you’ll need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Lykens Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lykens Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get information for anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate the information faster if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Lykens Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Lykens Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

First you have to answer some questions, like your legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a phone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process takes from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge must decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Lykens Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Lykens Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor has to provide identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Lykens Police Jail can change, so you should call the jail at 717-453-7001 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Lykens Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Lykens Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 of age 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 Lykens Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lykens 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 Lykens 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 Lykens 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, you can check the arrest warrants on the Dauphin County court website or call the court 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 an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Dauphin County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to the Dauphin County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail might change, so it would be best to double check the Lykens Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lykens 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 Lykens Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 717-453-7001 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 Lykens Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear 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 a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Lykens Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 717-453-7001

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Lykens 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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