Bethel Police Jail

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The Bethel Police Jail is located at 220 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway in Bethel, AK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bethel Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Bethel Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Bethel Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bethel Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people who are in jail, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information for anyone booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information fast if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Bethel Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Bethel Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will have to answer some questions, like what is your legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, it will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge has to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Bethel Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list information about each visitor to the Bethel Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor is required to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Bethel Police Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at 907-543-3781 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Bethel Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Bethel Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 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 Bethel Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bethel 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 Bethel 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 Bethel 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access court records on the website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind 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 have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and all documents filed in the case. You can access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to the Bethel County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Bethel Police Jail jail inmates could change, so we suggest that you visit the Bethel Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bethel 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 Bethel Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 907-543-3781 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 Bethel Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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

All phone calls from the Bethel Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to 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 under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 907-543-3781

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Bethel Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where 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 cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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