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Mountain Top Police Jail Information

Address

Mountain Top Police Jail
65 Shady Tree Drive
Mountain Top, PA 18707-1556

Phone Number

Phone: 570-474-9683

The Mountain Top Police Jail is located at 65 Shady Tree Drive in Mountain Top, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Fairview Township Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Mountain Top Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Luzerne County court records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Mountain Top Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is incarcerated and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you want to find them?

In order to search who is in jail at the Mountain Top Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mountain Top Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. You can get information for anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Mountain Top Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Mountain Top Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get let go. Also, it will depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Mountain Top Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Mountain Top Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor must provide identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 570-474-9683 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Mountain Top Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Mountain Top Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get 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 of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Mountain Top Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mountain Top 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Mountain Top Police Jail, use this address:

Mountain Top Police Jail
65 Shady Tree Drive
Mountain Top, PA 18707-1556

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Mountain Top Police Jail
65 Shady Tree Drive
Mountain Top, PA 18707-1556

The mail policy at the Mountain Top Police Jail changes frequently, so be sure to review the official website when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top 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 are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Luzerne County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail might change, so be sure to review the Mountain Top Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-474-9683 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 inmateâ€™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 Mountain Top Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want 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 items that inmates can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Mountain Top 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 a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to 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, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Mountain Top Police Jail phone number is: 570-474-9683

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 they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Mountain Top Police Jail. The rates 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 state prisons and local jails finding 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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