Moosic Police Jail

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The Moosic Police Jail is located at 606 River Street in Moosic, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Moosic Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything you might need to know about the Moosic Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Moosic Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others is welcome.

Moosic Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Moosic Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and visiting schedule. You can find the same information for anybody processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Moosic Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Moosic Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some questions, like your legal name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued 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 telephone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get 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

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take from 10 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Moosic Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Moosic Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put into a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the official Moosic Police Jail at 570-457-7843 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Moosic Police Jail you have to be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Moosic Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to 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 related to 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 Moosic Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Moosic 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 Moosic 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 Moosic 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 check the court records online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. Go to the Lackawanna County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail might change, so we suggest that you double check the Moosic Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Moosic 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 Moosic Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-457-7843 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 Moosic Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use 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 the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Moosic Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

The Moosic Police Jail phone number is: 570-457-7843

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Moosic Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 figuring 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 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. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Moosic Police Jail, click the link below.

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