Coplay Police Jail

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The Coplay Police Jail is located at 98 South 4Th Street in Coplay, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Coplay Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything related to the Coplay Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Coplay Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Coplay Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information fast if you enter the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Coplay Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Coplay Police Jail is made up of 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.

The first step is that you have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, it might depend on whether you have a bond amount or if the judge must determine your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Coplay Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Coplay Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the official Coplay Police Jail at 610-262-2288 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Coplay Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Coplay Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 Coplay Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Coplay 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 Coplay 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 Coplay 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 on the Lehigh County court 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 there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Lehigh County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the Lehigh County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates can change at any time, so check the Coplay Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Coplay 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 Coplay Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 610-262-2288 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 Coplay Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items 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

The only phone calls that Coplay Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or totally denied.

The Coplay Police Jail phone number is: 610-262-2288

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make 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 Coplay Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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