North Versailles Police Jail

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The North Versailles Police Jail is located at 1401 Greensburg Avenue in North Versailles, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the North Versailles Township Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the North Versailles Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give info you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

North Versailles Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The North Versailles Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get info on anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information fast if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

North Versailles Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the North Versailles Police Jail is made up of 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.

You must answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process can take anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will be freed. It also depends on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, expect to be released that morning.

North Versailles Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s full name to the North Versailles Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the jail at 412-823-1111 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the North Versailles 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 with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

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

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the North Versailles Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the North Versailles 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 North Versailles 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 North Versailles 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 Allegheny County jail website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the Allegheny County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the North Versailles Police Jail is likely to change, so it would be best to double check the North Versailles Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at North Versailles 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 North Versailles Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 412-823-1111 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 North Versailles Police Jail store. An inmate 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 items that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that North Versailles Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or totally denied.

Phone Number: 412-823-1111

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 North Versailles 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 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower 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 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 will not 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 in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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