Downey Police Jail

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The Downey Police Jail is located at 10911 Brookshire Avenue in Downey, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Downey Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Downey Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Downey Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and tips you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that might help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Downey Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Downey Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find info on anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Downey Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Downey Police Jail includes each of these steps:

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

First you will answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID 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 so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Downey Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the Downey Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered in a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors must provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures change often, so you should call the official Downey Police Jail at 562-861-0771 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Downey Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Downey Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If a 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 Downey Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Downey 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 Downey 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 Downey 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Downey Police Jail inmates could change, so review the Downey Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Downey 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 Downey Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 562-861-0771 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 Downey Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use 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 buy if they have money in their 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

The only phone calls that Downey Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

The Downey Police Jail phone number is: 562-861-0771

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all inmate phone calls 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 Downey Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 is 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 these cases, the facility 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 Downey Police Jail, click the link below.

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