Crofton Police Jail

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The Crofton Police Jail is located at 1210 West 2Nd Street in Crofton, NE and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Crofton Police Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Crofton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Crofton Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find the same information on anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Crofton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Crofton Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer a bunch of questions, like your legal name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged will take from 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Crofton Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list each visitor’s name to the Crofton Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 402-388-4629 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Crofton Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Crofton Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 of age and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Crofton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Crofton 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 Crofton 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 Crofton 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the Knox County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. Go to the Knox County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Crofton Police Jail inmates could change, so review the Crofton Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Crofton 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 Crofton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 402-388-4629 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 Crofton Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Crofton Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. 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, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Crofton Police Jail phone number is: 402-388-4629

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Crofton Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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