Moscow Police Jail

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The Moscow Police Jail is located at State Highway 435 in Moscow, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Covington Township Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything related to the Moscow Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Moscow Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer info you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Moscow Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Moscow Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who are in jail, including current status, and visiting schedule. You can also get info on anyone booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Moscow Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Moscow Police Jail is made up of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the phone so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. It also might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the judge still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Moscow Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Moscow Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Each visitor has to provide proof of identification. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Moscow Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Moscow Police Jail at 570-842-6400 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Moscow Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take 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 Moscow Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Moscow Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Moscow 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 Moscow 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 Moscow 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 website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be 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, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Moscow Police Jail could change, so be sure to review the Moscow Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Moscow 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 Moscow Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-842-6400 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 Moscow Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These products 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 Moscow Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 570-842-6400

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Moscow Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 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 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 won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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