King Of Prussia Police Jail

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The King Of Prussia Police Jail is located at 175 West Valley Forge Road in King Of Prussia, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Upper Merion Township Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything related to the King Of Prussia Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the King Of Prussia Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and tips you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

King Of Prussia Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The King Of Prussia Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info about anybody processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

King Of Prussia Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the King Of Prussia Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer a number of questions, like your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a phone call to contact 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 be able to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge must figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will 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 be released that morning.

King Of Prussia Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide each visitor’s full name to the King Of Prussia Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at King Of Prussia Police Jail can change, so make sure that you call the official King Of Prussia Police Jail at 610-265-3232 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the King Of Prussia Police Jail you must first be on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at King Of Prussia Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 a 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 King Of Prussia Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the King Of Prussia 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 King Of Prussia 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 King Of Prussia 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 find out by checking the court records on the website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Montgomery County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at the Montgomery County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates change frequently, so you should check the King Of Prussia Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at King Of Prussia 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 King Of Prussia Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 610-265-3232 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 King Of Prussia Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want 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 the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the King Of Prussia Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually more costly 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 you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

The King Of Prussia Police Jail phone number is: 610-265-3232

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 they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 King Of Prussia Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 learning 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 jail 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 King Of Prussia Police Jail, click the link below.

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