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Cameron County Prison Information

Address

Cameron County Prison
20 East 5th Street
Emporium, PA 15834

Phone Number

Phone: (814) 486-2315

The Cameron County Prison is located at 20 East 5th Street in Emporium, PA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Cameron County Prison, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Cameron County Prison, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give information that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Cameron County Prison Inmate Search

Do you know someone in jail and don’t know how to find out where they are? Do you know somebody that has been arrested and you want to find them?

In order to see who is in jail at the Cameron County Prison you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cameron County Prison Inmate List is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get information on anybody who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Cameron County Prison Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Cameron County Prison includes the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you must answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you use the phone so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be freed. Also, it depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge has to figure out the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Cameron County Prison Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Cameron County Prison before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will go into the log for the inmate. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Cameron County Prison are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Cameron County Prison at (814) 486-2315 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

In order to visit someone at the Cameron County Prison you must first be on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Cameron County Prison, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Cameron County Prison. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cameron County Prison 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

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Cameron County Prison is:

Cameron County Prison
20 East 5th Street
Emporium, PA 15834

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Cameron County Prison
20 East 5th Street
Emporium, PA 15834

The inmate mail policy at the Cameron County Prison can change, so be sure to visit the site before you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Cameron County Prison. 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 Cameron County Prison 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Cameron County jail website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file containing a docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access court records on their website, or at the Cameron County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to county 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 different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail are always changing, so we suggest that you double check the Cameron County Prison website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cameron County Prison

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 Cameron County Prison uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (814) 486-2315 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 Cameron County Prison store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need 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 products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Cameron County Prison are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (814) 486-2315

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 off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Cameron County Prison. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails finding 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 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 any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Cameron County Prison, click the link below.

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