Paw Paw Police Jail

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The Paw Paw Police Jail is located at 122 Winchester Street in Paw Paw, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Paw Paw Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Paw Paw Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Morgan County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Paw Paw Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Paw Paw Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find the information faster if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Paw Paw Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to make a telephone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Paw Paw Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list information about each visitor to the Paw Paw Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Paw Paw Police Jail at 304-947-7476 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Paw Paw Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Paw Paw Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, this 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 Paw Paw Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Morgan County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at the Morgan County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you review the Paw Paw Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-947-7476 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 Paw Paw Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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 Paw Paw Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Paw Paw Police Jail phone number is: 304-947-7476

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 they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Paw Paw Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease 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 money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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