Harmony Police Jail

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The Harmony Police Jail is located at 225 Perry Highway in Harmony, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Jackson Township Police Department.

This page will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Harmony Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Harmony Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Harmony Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can find the same information about anybody processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get the information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Harmony Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Harmony Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you 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, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Harmony Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give information about each visitor to the Harmony Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 724-452-5600 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Harmony Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s 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 Harmony Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Harmony Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Harmony 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 Harmony 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 Harmony 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 Butler County jail website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Butler County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a court docket and all documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to the Butler County 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 completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail could change, so be sure to check the Harmony Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Harmony 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 Harmony Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 724-452-5600 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 Harmony Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their 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

The only phone calls that Harmony Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and 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, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The Harmony Police Jail phone number is: 724-452-5600

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Harmony Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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