Camas Police Jail

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The Camas Police Jail is located at 2100 Northeast 3Rd Avenue in Camas, WA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Camas Police Department.

This site tells you info about anything you might need to know about the Camas Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Camas Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and advice you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that would be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Camas Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Camas Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get information on anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information quicker if you enter their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Camas Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer some questions, like your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get released. Also, it depends on if you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to get released in the morning.

Camas Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s name to the Camas Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be put into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Camas Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 360-834-4151 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Camas Police Jail you have to have your name on 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 Camas Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a 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 under the age of 18 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 Camas Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Camas 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 Camas 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 Camas 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Clark County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. 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 have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Clark County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in the case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail might change, so check the Camas Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Camas 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 Camas Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 360-834-4151 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 Camas Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products like 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 Camas Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Camas Police Jail phone number is: 360-834-4151

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Camas Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 lower 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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