Ashland Police Jail

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The Ashland Police Jail is located at 109 East Broadway in Ashland, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ashland Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Ashland Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Ashland Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Ashland Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ashland Police Jail Inmate List is a list of people currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find info about anyone processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their arrest information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Ashland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Ashland Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

First, you must answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. This process will take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be freed. It also will depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, you should expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Ashland Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Ashland Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 573-657-9062 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Ashland Police Jail you have to be on their visitation list.

Be 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 Ashland Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally 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 the 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Ashland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ashland 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 Ashland 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 Ashland 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Boone County jail website or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Ashland Police Jail inmates can change at any time, so be sure to double check the Ashland Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ashland 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 Ashland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 573-657-9062 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 Ashland Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind 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 a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Ashland Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

The Ashland Police Jail phone number is: 573-657-9062

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control 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 Ashland Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 learning how to lower 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not 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 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 Ashland Police Jail, click the link below.

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