Dayton Police Jail

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The Dayton Police Jail is located at 8526 North Dixie Drive in Dayton, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Butler Township Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Dayton Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Dayton Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you need to make the process easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Dayton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dayton Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find the same information for anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Dayton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Dayton Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will have to answer some questions, like what is your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take from 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a judge must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, you should plan to get discharged that morning.

Dayton Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the Dayton Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be entered in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 937-890-2671 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Dayton Police Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Dayton Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually 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 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 Dayton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dayton 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 Dayton 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 Dayton 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants inquiry online or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Montgomery County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the Montgomery County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Dayton Police Jail can change at any time, so we suggest that you review the Dayton Police Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dayton 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 Dayton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 937-890-2671 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 Dayton Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably 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 items that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These items 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

The only phone calls that Dayton Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 937-890-2671

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Dayton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail 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 Dayton Police Jail, click the link below.

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