Palmyra Police Jail

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The Palmyra Police Jail is located at 202 North Second Street in Palmyra, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Palmyra Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Palmyra Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Palmyra Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Jefferson County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Palmyra Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Palmyra Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information for anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Palmyra Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Palmyra Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

First you will answer some simple questions, like your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged takes from 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate has to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Palmyra Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Palmyra Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered into the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so make sure that you call the official Palmyra Police Jail at 262-495-2114 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Palmyra Police Jail you must be on their visitation list.

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

No phones at Palmyra Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Palmyra Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Palmyra 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 Palmyra 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 Palmyra 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Jefferson County court website or call the court directly. This requires a 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 an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Jefferson County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and any documents filed in the case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Palmyra Police Jail inmates might change, so it would be best to visit the Palmyra Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Palmyra 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 Palmyra Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 262-495-2114 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 Palmyra Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

The only phone calls that Palmyra Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The Palmyra Police Jail phone number is: 262-495-2114

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Palmyra Police Jail. The rates 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 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where 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 cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Palmyra Police Jail, click the link below.

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