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Cowen Police Jail Information

Address

Cowen Police Jail
91 West 3Rd Street
Cowen, WV 26206-8606

Phone Number

Phone: 304-226-3101

The Cowen Police Jail is located at 91 West 3Rd Street in Cowen, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cowen Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Cowen Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Cowen Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and want to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you want to find them?

In order to search who is in jail at the Cowen Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cowen Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info for anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information more quickly if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Cowen Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Cowen Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

You must answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process may take from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, it will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge still needs to figure out the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Cowen Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Cowen Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so call the facility at 304-226-3101 before you go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Cowen Police Jail you must be added to their visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Cowen Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Cowen Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cowen 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Cowen Police Jail:

Cowen Police Jail
91 West 3Rd Street
Cowen, WV 26206-8606

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Cowen Police Jail
91 West 3Rd Street
Cowen, WV 26206-8606

The Cowen Police Jail mail policy changes frequently, so you should review the site before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Cowen 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 Cowen 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 for your arrest, you can check court records on the website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Webster County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that contains a docket and all documents filed in the court case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Webster County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, 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 rules for sending funds to inmates are always changing, so review the Cowen Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cowen 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 Cowen Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-226-3101 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 inmateâ€™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 Cowen Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want 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 buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Cowen Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

The Cowen Police Jail phone number is: 304-226-3101

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Cowen Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 these cases, the facility has set their phone call 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 Cowen Police Jail, click the link below.

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