Chatham Police Jail

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The Chatham Police Jail is located at 16 Court Place in Chatham, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Chatham Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Chatham Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Chatham Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Chatham Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information on anybody booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Chatham Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Chatham Police Jail includes each of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a phone call to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get let go. It also might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge has to determine your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, you should expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Chatham Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Chatham Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will be turned away.

The Chatham Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Chatham Police Jail at 434-432-8153 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Chatham Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Chatham Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Chatham Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Chatham 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 Chatham 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 Chatham 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 court records on the Pittsylvania County court website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Pittsylvania County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Chatham Police Jail can change at any time, so be sure to review the Chatham Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Chatham 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 Chatham Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 434-432-8153 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 Chatham Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary 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

All phone calls from the Chatham Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Chatham Police Jail phone number is: 434-432-8153

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Chatham Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Chatham Police Jail, click the link below.

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