Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail)

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The Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) is located at 7240 Courtland Farm Road in Hanover, VA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Hanover County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail), like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can also get information on anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you enter the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) is made up of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you must answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to make a telephone call so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes anywhere between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get released. Also, it depends on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate must figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) Visitation

Inmates need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) in advance. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log for the inmate. Each visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the facility at (804) 537-6400 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) you must have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail), and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail). Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional 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 Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional 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 Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional 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 check court records online or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind 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 jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Hanover County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail might change, so be sure to visit the Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional 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 Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (804) 537-6400 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 Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably 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 trust 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail) phone number is: (804) 537-6400

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly 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 of the 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 Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail). The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 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 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t 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 or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Hanover County Jail (Pamunkey Regional Jail), click the link below.

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