Powers Police Jail

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The Powers Police Jail is located at 427 2Nd Avenue in Powers, OR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Powers Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Powers Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Powers Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Powers Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Powers Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information for anyone processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Powers Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

The first step is that you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Powers Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Powers Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Powers Police Jail can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 541-439-2411 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Powers Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Powers Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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, this 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 Powers Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Powers 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 Powers 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 Powers 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants online or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Coos County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and any documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at the Coos County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Powers Police Jail is likely to change, so you should visit the Powers Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Powers 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 Powers Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 541-439-2411 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 Powers Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need 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 an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Powers Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. 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 must 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 might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 541-439-2411

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, 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 Powers Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out 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 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 circumstances where we will not 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 jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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