Elkton Police Jail

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The Elkton Police Jail is located at 73 Public Square in Elkton, KY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Elkton Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Elkton Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Elkton Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Todd County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Elkton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Elkton Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information about anybody processed or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Elkton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Elkton Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some questions, such as your full legal name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take between 15 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a judge must figure out the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, plan to get released in the morning.

Elkton Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give each visitor’s full name to the Elkton Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Elkton Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 270-265-9879 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Elkton Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Elkton Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody 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 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Elkton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Elkton 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 Elkton 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 Elkton 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records on the Todd County jail website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear 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 the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on the website, or at the Todd County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Elkton Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you check the Elkton Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Elkton 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 Elkton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 270-265-9879 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 Elkton Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products 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 Elkton Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should 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 cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Elkton Police Jail phone number is: 270-265-9879

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Elkton Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 or prison has set their phone 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 Elkton Police Jail, click the link below.

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