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Oberlin Police Jail Information

Address

Oberlin Police Jail
85 South Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074-1603

Phone Number

Phone: 440-774-1061

The Oberlin Police Jail is located at 85 South Main Street in Oberlin, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Oberlin Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything related to the Oberlin Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Oberlin Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that has gone to jail and want to find them? Do you know somebody that has been arrested and you want to locate them?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Oberlin Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Oberlin Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get information about anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Oberlin Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Oberlin Police Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. It also might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Oberlin Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s full name to the Oberlin Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Oberlin Police Jail at 440-774-1061 before you go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Oberlin Police Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Oberlin Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Oberlin Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Oberlin 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Oberlin Police Jail, use this address:

Oberlin Police Jail
85 South Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074-1603

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Oberlin Police Jail
85 South Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074-1603

The Oberlin Police Jail mail policy changes often, so you should check the site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Oberlin 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 Oberlin 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants online or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Lorain County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at the Lorain County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Oberlin Police Jail jail inmates might change, so it would be best to review the Oberlin Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Oberlin 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 Oberlin Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 440-774-1061 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 inmateâ€™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 Oberlin Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind 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 an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Oberlin Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Oberlin Police Jail phone number is: 440-774-1061

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Oberlin Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 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 circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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