Franklin Police Jail

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The Franklin Police Jail is located at 980 Hurricane Road in Franklin, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Franklin Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Franklin Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Johnson County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer advice and information you need to make the process easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that might help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Franklin Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Franklin Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find info on anyone processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information quicker if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Franklin Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you have to answer some questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the phone to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process will take between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, it will depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to get discharged in the morning.

Franklin Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Franklin Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Franklin Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the jail at 317-736-3670 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Franklin Police Jail you have to be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Franklin Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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 a family member of 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 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Johnson County court website 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 inquire at the information desk. You should be clear 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 name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Franklin Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you visit the Franklin Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

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 317-736-3670 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 different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Franklin Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges might get reduced or totally denied.

The Franklin Police Jail phone number is: 317-736-3670

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Franklin Police Jail. The prices 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 learning 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can 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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