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Tacoma Police Jail Information

Address

Tacoma Police Jail
3701 South Pine Street
Tacoma, WA 98409-5735

Phone Number

Phone: 253-591-5900

The Tacoma Police Jail is located at 3701 South Pine Street in Tacoma, WA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Tacoma Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Tacoma Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Tacoma Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Pierce County court records, and more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and tips that you’ll need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Tacoma Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is in jail and want to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member who has been arrested and you want to find them?

In order to find out who’s in jail at the Tacoma Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Tacoma Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can find the same information about anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate the information faster if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Tacoma Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. It also can depend on if you have a bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Tacoma Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Tacoma Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be put into the visitors log for the inmate. All visitors will have to provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Tacoma Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so you should call the official Tacoma Police Jail at 253-591-5900 before you try to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Tacoma Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Tacoma Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 of age and is not a family member of 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 Tacoma Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Tacoma 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Tacoma Police Jail:

Tacoma Police Jail
3701 South Pine Street
Tacoma, WA 98409-5735

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Tacoma Police Jail
3701 South Pine Street
Tacoma, WA 98409-5735

The mail policy at the Tacoma Police Jail is always changing, so we suggest that you check the site before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Tacoma 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 Tacoma 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Pierce County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear in mind 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, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Pierce County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in the court case. You can access court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you double check the Tacoma Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Tacoma 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 Tacoma Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 253-591-5900 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 inmateâ€™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 Tacoma Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Tacoma Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 253-591-5900

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Tacoma Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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. There are some prisons or jails 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 has set their phone call 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 Tacoma Police Jail, click the link below.

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