Darby Police Jail

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The Darby Police Jail is located at 821 Summit Street in Darby, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Darby Borough Police Department.

This page will tell you info about everything related to the Darby Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Darby Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Darby Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Darby Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get info for anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their inmate information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Darby Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Darby Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some basic questions, such as your full name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to 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, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge must figure out the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Darby Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give information about each visitor to the Darby Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Darby Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the official Darby Police Jail at 610-586-1100 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Darby Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s 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 are allowed at Darby Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Darby Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Darby 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 Darby 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 Darby 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 can find out by checking the court records on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind 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, as well as their arrest date, contact the Delaware County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the Delaware County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Delaware County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail are always changing, so visit the Darby Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Darby 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 Darby Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 610-586-1100 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 Darby Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Darby Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

The Darby Police Jail phone number is: 610-586-1100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Darby 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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