Sugarloaf Police Jail

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The Sugarloaf Police Jail is located at 154 North Main Street in Sugarloaf, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sugarloaf Township Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything you might want to know about the Sugarloaf Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Sugarloaf Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Luzerne County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

Sugarloaf Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sugarloaf Police Jail Inmate List is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find info for anybody arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get the information more quickly if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Sugarloaf Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you must answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll 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 discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a phone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process can take between 10 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, it might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Sugarloaf Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list each visitor’s name to the Sugarloaf Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor must provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 570-788-5339 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Sugarloaf Police Jail you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to take 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 Sugarloaf Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 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 Sugarloaf Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sugarloaf 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 Sugarloaf 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 Sugarloaf 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know 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 name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to the Luzerne County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Sugarloaf Police Jail could change, so be sure to double check the Sugarloaf Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sugarloaf 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 Sugarloaf Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-788-5339 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 Sugarloaf Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Sugarloaf Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 570-788-5339

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control 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 Sugarloaf Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances 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 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 Sugarloaf Police Jail, click the link below.

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