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Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ Information

Address

Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ
13 Gaston Caperton Drive
Holden, WV 25625

Phone Number

Phone Number: (304) 239-3032

The Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ is located at 13 Gaston Caperton Drive in Holden, WV and is a medium security county jail operated by the Tyler County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ Inmate Search

Do you know someone in jail and need to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member that’s been arrested and you need to locate them?

To search who’s in jail at the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ Inmate Lookup has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can get info on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ 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 will answer a number of questions, such as what is your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get released. Also, it can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ Visitation

Inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors must provide identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so call the jail at (304) 239-3032 before you go to the jail to visit.

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

Before you can visit someone at the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ you must be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make 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 mobile phones are allowed at Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get 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 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to 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 magazines to an inmate at the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ 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 Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ is:

Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ
13 Gaston Caperton Drive
Holden, WV 25625

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ
13 Gaston Caperton Drive
Holden, WV 25625

The mail policy at the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ changes, so you should review the official Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ site when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ. 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 Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ 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 access arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Tyler County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail might change, so be sure to check the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ

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 Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (304) 239-3032 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 Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need 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 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

All phone calls from the Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on 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 and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

The Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ phone number is: (304) 239-3032

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 is an expert in keeping up 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Southwestern Regional Jail SWRJ, click the link below.

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