Main Menu

Inmate Search Arrest Records Inmate Phone Calls Commissary Send Money to Inmate Visitation Court Records Criminal Records Warrant Search

Bedford Police Jail Information

Address

Bedford Police Jail
244 West Penn Street
Bedford, PA 15522-1226

Phone Number

Phone: 814-623-8193

The Bedford Police Jail is located at 244 West Penn Street in Bedford, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bedford Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Bedford Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Bedford Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and tips you need to make the process easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that could help others is appreciated.

Bedford Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that has gone to jail and need to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you want to locate them?

In order to search who is in jail at the Bedford Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

State

Who’s In Jail

The Bedford Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get info for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Bedford Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Bedford Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

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

They will let you make a phone call in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Bedford Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Bedford Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be entered in the visitors log for the inmate. Every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Bedford Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so you should call the jail at 814-623-8193 before you go to visitation.

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

Before you can visit an inmate at the Bedford Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Bedford Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Bedford Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bedford 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 mailing address for the Bedford Police Jail is:

Bedford Police Jail
244 West Penn Street
Bedford, PA 15522-1226

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Bedford Police Jail
244 West Penn Street
Bedford, PA 15522-1226

The Bedford Police Jail mail policy can change, so you should review the site before you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Bedford 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 Bedford 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the Bedford County jail website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. 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, as well as their arrest date, contact the Bedford County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket and any documents filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Bedford County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail might change, so check the Bedford Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bedford 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 Bedford Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 814-623-8193 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 Bedford Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from 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 buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Bedford Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, phone calls may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 814-623-8193

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Bedford Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Bedford Police Jail, click the link below.

Return To Main Menu

11927