Porum Police Jail

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The Porum Police Jail is located at 114 North 2Nd Street in Porum, OK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Porum Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything related to the Porum Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Porum Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Muskogee County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Porum Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Porum Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information on anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Porum Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Porum Police Jail includes the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged may take between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge must figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Porum Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Porum Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Porum Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so call the jail at 918-484-5588 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Porum Police Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Porum Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not going to be 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Porum Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Porum 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 Porum 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 Porum 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, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Muskogee County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the Muskogee County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail are always changing, so you should review the Porum Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Porum 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 Porum Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 918-484-5588 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 Porum Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need 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 the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Porum Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Porum Police Jail phone number is: 918-484-5588

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Porum Police Jail. The prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 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 or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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