Delphos Police Jail

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The Delphos Police Jail is located at 202 West 2Nd Street in Delphos, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Delphos Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Delphos Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Delphos Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Delphos Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find information for anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Delphos Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge has to decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Delphos Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Delphos Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so you should call the facility at 785-523-4361 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Delphos Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Delphos Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision 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 the 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Delphos Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Delphos 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 Delphos 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 Delphos 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 access arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and any documents filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Delphos Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you visit the Delphos Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Delphos 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 Delphos Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 785-523-4361 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 Delphos Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Delphos 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 phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep 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, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Delphos Police Jail phone number is: 785-523-4361

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money 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 Delphos 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 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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