Warren County Prison

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The Warren County Prison is located at 407 Market Street in Warren, PA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Warren County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything related to the Warren County Prison, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Warren County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and tips that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that would help others is much appreciated.

Warren County Prison Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Warren County Prison Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info about anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information fast if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Warren County Prison Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Warren County Prison takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, like your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will be freed. It also can depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge must decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to be released in the morning.

Warren County Prison Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Warren County Prison before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Warren County Prison visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at (814) 723-2486 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Warren County Prison you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Warren County Prison, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Warren County Prison. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Warren 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.

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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 Warren 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 Warren 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 arrest warrants inquiry on the Warren County court website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Warren County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records on their website, or at the Warren County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail could change, so it would be best to double check the Warren County Prison website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Warren 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 Warren County Prison uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (814) 723-2486 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 Warren County Prison store. You can purchase several different 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 a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Warren County Prison are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (814) 723-2486

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly 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 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 Warren 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 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails 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 facility 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 Warren County Prison, click the link below.

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