Homer Police Jail

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The Homer Police Jail is located at 4060 Heath Street in Homer, AK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Homer Police Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that would help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Homer Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Homer Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info on anyone processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information fast if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Homer Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Homer Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you have to answer some questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you make a telephone call to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. It also depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate needs to figure out how much your bail will be. 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 know the discharge date, expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Homer Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Homer Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered into a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

The Homer Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so you should call the official Homer Police Jail at 907-235-3150 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Homer Police Jail you must first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Homer Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 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 Homer Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Homer 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 Homer 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 Homer 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants on the Kenai Peninsula County court website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. 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 jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the Kenai Peninsula County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Homer Police Jail can change at any time, so be sure to visit the Homer Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Homer 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 Homer Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 907-235-3150 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 Homer Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products 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 Homer Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Homer Police Jail phone number is: 907-235-3150

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all 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 Homer Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to lower 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail 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 Homer Police Jail, click the link below.

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