Greenfield Township Police Jail

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The Greenfield Township Police Jail is located at 424 State Route 106 in Greenfield Township, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Greenfield Township Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Greenfield Township Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Greenfield Township Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Lackawanna County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give info that you’ll need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

Greenfield Township Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Greenfield Township Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and schedule for visitation. You can get information on anyone booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their arrest information quicker if you enter their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Greenfield Township Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Greenfield Township Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you must answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the telephone to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge still needs to determine how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Greenfield Township Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Greenfield Township Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at 570-282-7000 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No phones at Greenfield Township Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Greenfield Township Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Greenfield Township 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 Greenfield Township 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 Greenfield Township 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Lackawanna County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Lackawanna County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Greenfield Township Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so it would be best to visit the Greenfield Township Police Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Greenfield Township 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 Greenfield Township Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-282-7000 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 Greenfield Township Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Greenfield Township Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. 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 privileges might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 570-282-7000

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Greenfield Township Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail 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 Greenfield Township Police Jail, click the link below.

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