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Buffalo Police Jail Information

Address

Buffalo Police Jail
218 Walnut Street
Buffalo, WV 25033

Phone Number

Phone: 304-937-2400

The Buffalo Police Jail is located at 218 Walnut Street in Buffalo, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Buffalo Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Buffalo Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Buffalo Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Putnam County court records, and lots more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and tips you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that would help others is appreciated.

Buffalo Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is locked up and want to find out where they are? Do you know a family member or friend who’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find them?

In order to see who is in jail at the Buffalo Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Buffalo Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get info about anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Buffalo Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First you must answer some simple questions, such as your full name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the telephone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes from 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get released. Also, it will depend on whether you have a bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Buffalo Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Buffalo Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures change often, so call the jail at 304-937-2400 before you try to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Buffalo Police Jail you have to first be on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Buffalo Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Buffalo Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Buffalo 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.

Mailing Address

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Buffalo Police Jail is:

Buffalo Police Jail
218 Walnut Street
Buffalo, WV 25033

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Buffalo Police Jail
218 Walnut Street
Buffalo, WV 25033

The mail policy at the Buffalo Police Jail changes often, so we suggest that you double check the official website when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Putnam County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the 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. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to the Putnam County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates could change, so be sure to check the Buffalo Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Buffalo 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 Buffalo Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-937-2400 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 inmateâ€™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 Buffalo Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use 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 purchase if they have enough money 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Buffalo Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 304-937-2400

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Buffalo Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t 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 phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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