Gilbertsville Police Jail

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The Gilbertsville Police Jail is located at 1320 East Philadelphia Avenue in Gilbertsville, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Douglass Township Police Department.

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

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer info that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and any comments or feedback that would help others will be appreciated.

Gilbertsville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gilbertsville Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information for anyone processed or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get the information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Gilbertsville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Gilbertsville Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the phone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to be discharged that morning.

Gilbertsville Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s full name to the Gilbertsville Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor has to provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Gilbertsville Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Gilbertsville Police Jail at 610-367-0466 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Gilbertsville Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Gilbertsville Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 Gilbertsville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gilbertsville 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 Gilbertsville 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 Gilbertsville 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court 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 be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Montgomery County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket and any documents filed in the case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Montgomery County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Gilbertsville Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you check the Gilbertsville Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gilbertsville 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 Gilbertsville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 610-367-0466 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 Gilbertsville Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of 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 on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Gilbertsville Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are generally 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 inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 610-367-0466

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Gilbertsville 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 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 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility 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 Gilbertsville Police Jail, click the link below.

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