Warminster Police Jail

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The Warminster Police Jail is located at 401 Gibson Avenue in Warminster, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Warminster Township Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Warminster Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Bucks County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and advice you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Warminster Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Warminster Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting hours. You can find information on anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get the information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Warminster Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Warminster Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you must answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process will take between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get released. It also can depend on if 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 simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Warminster Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Warminster Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the jail at 215-443-5000 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Warminster Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Warminster Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 the 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Warminster Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Warminster 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 Warminster 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 Warminster 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 access arrest warrants on the Bucks County court website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Bucks County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file containing a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates are always changing, so you should visit the Warminster Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Warminster 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 Warminster Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 215-443-5000 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 Warminster Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from 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 purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Warminster Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally pricier 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 you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Warminster Police Jail phone number is: 215-443-5000

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Warminster Police Jail. The prices 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 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 jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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