Ross Police Jail

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The Ross Police Jail is located at 33 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Ross, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ross Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Ross Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give info that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that would help others is much appreciated.

Ross Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ross Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. You can also find the same information about anyone arrested and processed or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Ross Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Ross Police Jail is made up of these steps:

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

The first step is that you will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to make a phone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be released that morning.

Ross Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list each visitor’s full name to the Ross Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so you should call the jail at 415-453-1453 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Ross Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s approved 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 are allowed at Ross Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 Ross Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ross 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 Ross 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 Ross 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Marin County jail website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Marin County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Ross Police Jail can change at any time, so you should review the Ross Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ross 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 Ross Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 415-453-1453 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 Ross Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Ross Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep 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, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 415-453-1453

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 money 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 Ross 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Ross Police Jail, click the link below.

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