Seward Police Jail

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The Seward Police Jail is located at 148 South 1St Street in Seward, NE and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Seward Police Department.

This page will tell you info about anything a person needs to know about the Seward Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Seward Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and advice you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others is welcome.

Seward Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Seward Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info for anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Seward Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Seward Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some questions, such as what is your full name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Seward Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Seward Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so call the jail at 402-643-2579 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Seward Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Seward Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not normally 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 the 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 magazines to an inmate at the Seward Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Seward 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 Seward 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 Seward 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Seward County jail website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep 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 a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates change frequently, so be sure to review the Seward Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Seward 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 Seward Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 402-643-2579 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 Seward Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Seward Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 402-643-2579

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 off of 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 Seward Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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