Girard Police Jail

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The Girard Police Jail is located at 100 North Market Street in Girard, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Girard Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Girard Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Girard Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and advice that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Girard Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Girard Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can get the same information on anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Girard Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Girard Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You must answer some questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere between 10 minutes to all day. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Girard Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide information about each visitor to the Girard Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will go in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the official Girard Police Jail at 330-545-0212 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Girard Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Girard Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 old 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 Girard Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Girard 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 Girard 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 Girard 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants online or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Trumbull County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will be 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 property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates are always changing, so be sure to double check the Girard Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Girard 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 Girard Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 330-545-0212 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 Girard Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably 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 the inmate can buy 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 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 Girard Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 330-545-0212

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 how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Girard Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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