Ranson Police Jail

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The Ranson Police Jail is located at 700 North Preston Street in Ranson, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ranson Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything related to the Ranson Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Ranson Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Ranson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ranson Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get the same information for anyone processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Ranson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Ranson Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, it might depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge still needs to determine the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Ranson Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Ranson Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Ranson Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at 304-725-2411 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Ranson Police Jail you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Ranson Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 the 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Ranson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ranson 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 Ranson 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 Ranson 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Jefferson County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Ranson Police Jail inmates are always changing, so be sure to review the Ranson Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ranson 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 Ranson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-725-2411 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 Ranson Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

All phone calls from the Ranson Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Ranson Police Jail phone number is: 304-725-2411

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 get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Ranson Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 state prisons and local 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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