Atoka Police Jail

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The Atoka Police Jail is located at 1002 West Liberty Road in Atoka, OK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Atoka Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Atoka Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Atoka Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any comments or tips that could help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Atoka Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Atoka Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information about anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Atoka Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Atoka Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you must answer some questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you use the telephone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get discharged that morning.

Atoka Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Atoka Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

The Atoka Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so call the jail at 580-889-3250 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Atoka Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Atoka Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get 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 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 younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Atoka Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Atoka 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 Atoka 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 Atoka 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 an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Atoka County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Atoka Police Jail are always changing, so it would be best to double check the Atoka Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Atoka 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 Atoka Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 580-889-3250 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 Atoka Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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 Atoka Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 580-889-3250

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Atoka Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their inmate 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 Atoka Police Jail, click the link below.

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