Winslow Police Jail

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The Winslow Police Jail is located at 411 East Porter Street in Winslow, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Winslow Police Department.

This guide tells you info about everything related to the Winslow Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Winslow Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that could help others would be much appreciated.

Winslow Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Winslow Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people currently in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information on anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find the information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Winslow Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Winslow Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you must answer some basic questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the telephone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged may take from 10 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be released. Also, it might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge must determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Winslow Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Winslow Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so call the official Winslow Police Jail at 812-354-6024 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Winslow Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Winslow Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 Winslow Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Winslow 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 Winslow 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 Winslow 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Pike County court website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know 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, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records online, or at the Pike County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. 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 it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Winslow Police Jail could change, so double check the Winslow Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Winslow 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 Winslow Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 812-354-6024 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 Winslow Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust 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

The only phone calls that Winslow Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 812-354-6024

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every 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 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 Winslow 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 things 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 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. There are some circumstances 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 jail 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 Winslow Police Jail, click the link below.

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