Milford Police Jail

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The Milford Police Jail is located at 111 West Catherine Street in Milford, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Milford Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything related to the Milford Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Pike County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer info that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Milford Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Milford Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get information about anyone processed or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to locate the information quicker if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Milford Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Milford Police Jail includes these steps:

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

First you will answer some questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given 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 get released from jail.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, it will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate must decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get discharged in the morning.

Milford Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list each visitor’s name to the Milford Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go into the log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the official Milford Police Jail at 570-296-7700 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Milford Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Milford Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain 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 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 under the age of 18 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 Milford Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Milford 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 Milford 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 Milford 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 access arrest warrants online or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep 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, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that contains a docket and all documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to the Pike County Courthouse and check in person, or you can 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.

A criminal records search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates change frequently, so be sure to check the Milford Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Milford 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 Milford Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-296-7700 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 Milford Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely 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 items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Milford Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

The Milford Police Jail phone number is: 570-296-7700

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 profits these phone service providers make from 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 Milford Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 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. 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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