Bexley Police Jail

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The Bexley Police Jail is located at 2242 East Main Street in Bexley, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bexley Police Department.

This site tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Bexley Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Bexley Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask them, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Bexley Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bexley Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who are in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find info on anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find the information faster if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Bexley Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Bexley Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

First you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process can take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you can get out of jail. It also depends on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Bexley Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Bexley Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered in the log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the official Bexley Police Jail at 614-239-8881 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Bexley Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 are allowed at Bexley Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to 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 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 Bexley Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bexley 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 Bexley 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 Bexley 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check court records on the Franklin County jail website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear 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 the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Franklin County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the Franklin County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail are always changing, so be sure to visit the Bexley Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bexley 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 Bexley Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 614-239-8881 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 Bexley Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Bexley Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Bexley Police Jail phone number is: 614-239-8881

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 profits 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 Bexley 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 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 finding 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 will be able to save you money.

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

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