Clayton Police Jail

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The Clayton Police Jail is located at 4844 Iowa Street in Clayton, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Clayton Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything related to the Clayton Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Hendricks County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and tips that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, just ask them, and any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Clayton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Clayton Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can find info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Clayton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Clayton Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge must figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Clayton Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Clayton Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at 317-539-2552 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Clayton Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

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

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Clayton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Clayton 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 Clayton 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 Clayton 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Hendricks County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail are always changing, so be sure to visit the Clayton Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Clayton 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 Clayton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 317-539-2552 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 Clayton Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Clayton Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Clayton Police Jail phone number is: 317-539-2552

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Clayton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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