Elkins Police Jail

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The Elkins Police Jail is located at 348B North Center Street in Elkins, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Elkins Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Elkins Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Washington County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Elkins Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Elkins Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can also get the same information on anyone processed or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their inmate information more quickly if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Elkins Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Elkins Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

First, you must answer a number of questions, like your legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to make a phone call so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a judge has to figure out your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Elkins Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Elkins Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

The Elkins Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Elkins Police Jail at 479-643-2600 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Elkins Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Elkins Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a family member of 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 Elkins Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Elkins 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 Elkins 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 Elkins 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 access court records online or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding 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, and the date of their arrest, contact the Washington County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to the Washington County Courthouse and check in person, 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 might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Elkins Police Jail can change at any time, so we suggest that you review the Elkins Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Elkins 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 Elkins Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 479-643-2600 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 Elkins Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind 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 the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust 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

The only phone calls that Elkins Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 479-643-2600

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Elkins 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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. In some cases, 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 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 Elkins Police Jail, click the link below.

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