Merriam Police Jail

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The Merriam Police Jail is located at 9010 West 62Nd Street in Merriam, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Merriam Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Merriam Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Merriam Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer info that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Merriam Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Merriam Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get info for anyone processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get the information more quickly if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Merriam Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Merriam Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

First, you must answer some basic questions, like your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to use the phone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you have a cash bond or if the judge has to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Merriam Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Merriam Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the jail at 913-322-5560 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Merriam Police Jail you must be added to 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 visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Merriam Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Merriam Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Merriam 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 Merriam 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 Merriam 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Johnson County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates are always changing, so check the Merriam Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Merriam 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 Merriam Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 913-322-5560 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 Merriam Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Merriam Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted 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 lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden.

The Merriam Police Jail phone number is: 913-322-5560

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all 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 Merriam 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 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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