Rossford Police Jail

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The Rossford Police Jail is located at 99 Hillsdale Avenue in Rossford, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Rossford Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Rossford Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and tips that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Rossford Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rossford Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find information about anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information faster if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Rossford Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you have to answer some questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, it can depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Rossford Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide information about each visitor to the Rossford Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go in a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Rossford Police Jail at 419-666-7390 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Rossford Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Rossford Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they must 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 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 Rossford Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rossford 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 Rossford 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 Rossford 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear 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 name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the Wood County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to the Wood County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Rossford Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to review the Rossford Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rossford 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 Rossford Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 419-666-7390 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 Rossford Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably 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 inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Rossford Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 419-666-7390

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every 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 Rossford Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. 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 cases like this, the jail 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 Rossford Police Jail, click the link below.

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