Cordova Police Jail

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The Cordova Police Jail is located at 602 Railroad Avenue in Cordova, AK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cordova Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Cordova Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Cordova Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Valdez-Cordova County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Cordova Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cordova Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find information on anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Cordova Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Cordova Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

The first step is that you will answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate must figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Cordova Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to give information about each visitor to the Cordova Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go in the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Cordova Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 907-424-6100 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Cordova Police Jail you have to be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be 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 cellphones at Cordova Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Cordova Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cordova 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 Cordova 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 Cordova 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 arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is 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 court case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Valdez-Cordova County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the Valdez-Cordova County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail are always changing, so you should review the Cordova Police Jail website before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cordova 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 Cordova Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 907-424-6100 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 Cordova Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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 Cordova Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone calls may be limited or forbidden.

The Cordova Police Jail phone number is: 907-424-6100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of 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 Cordova Police Jail. The prices 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 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 can save you money.

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

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