Geneva Police Jail

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The Geneva Police Jail is located at 44 North Forest Street in Geneva, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Geneva Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Geneva Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Geneva Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Ashtabula County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the advice and information you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, just ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that might help others is much appreciated.

Geneva Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Geneva Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people currently in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can find the same information on anybody processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get the information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Geneva Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You will have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process takes anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get released. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a judge has to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Geneva Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Geneva Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Geneva Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Geneva Police Jail at 440-466-1111 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Geneva Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Geneva Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Geneva Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Geneva 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 Geneva 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 Geneva 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 for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Geneva Police Jail change frequently, so you should review the Geneva Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Geneva 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 Geneva Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 440-466-1111 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 Geneva Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use 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 money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Geneva Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 440-466-1111

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Geneva Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 figuring 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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