Franklin Police Jail

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The Franklin Police Jail is located at 801 15Th Avenue in Franklin, NE and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Franklin Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Franklin Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Franklin Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and advice that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Franklin Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Franklin Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, including custody status, and times you can visit. You can find information on anybody processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you have their full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Franklin Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Franklin Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to make a phone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be released. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Franklin Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Franklin Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered in the log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Franklin Police Jail frequently change, so call the jail at 308-425-3393 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Franklin Police Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Franklin Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the 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 of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Franklin Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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 check the court records on the Franklin County jail website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind 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, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file containing a court docket and any of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the Franklin County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, 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 may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Franklin Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you visit the Franklin Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Franklin 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 Franklin Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 308-425-3393 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 Franklin Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their trust 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 Franklin Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually pricier 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 inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 308-425-3393

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Franklin Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 lower your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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