Meeker Police Jail

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The Meeker Police Jail is located at 345 Market Street in Meeker, CO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Meeker Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Meeker Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Meeker Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Meeker Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Meeker Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find the same information on anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Meeker Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer some questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to use the phone to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge must figure out how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Meeker Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give information about each visitor to the Meeker Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go into the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the facility at 970-878-5555 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Meeker Police Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Meeker Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 Meeker Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Meeker 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 Meeker 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 Meeker 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check court records on the Rio Blanco County jail website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear 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 the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is 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. They include a court case file containing a court docket and all documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to the Rio Blanco County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates are always changing, so be sure to review the Meeker Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Meeker 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 Meeker Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 970-878-5555 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 Meeker Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, 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 money in their 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 Meeker Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates 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 calls might get cut back or cut altogether.

The Meeker Police Jail phone number is: 970-878-5555

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all 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 Meeker Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 learning 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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