Emporia Police Jail

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The Emporia Police Jail is located at 310 Budd Street in Emporia, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Emporia Police Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Emporia Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Emporia Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get the same information about anyone arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information more quickly if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Emporia Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Emporia Police Jail takes you through each 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.

First you will have to answer a bunch of questions, like your legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you make a telephone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate has to figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged that morning.

Emporia Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Emporia Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the facility at 434-634-2121 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No phones at Emporia Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 Emporia Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Emporia 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 Emporia 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 Emporia 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can 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 inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail can change at any time, so you should review the Emporia Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Emporia 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 Emporia Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 434-634-2121 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 Emporia Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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 Emporia Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 434-634-2121

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, 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 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 Emporia Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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