Port Jervis Police Jail

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The Port Jervis Police Jail is located at 20 Hammond Street in Port Jervis, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the City Of Port Jervis Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything related to the Port Jervis Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Port Jervis Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Port Jervis Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Port Jervis Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. You can also find information for anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Port Jervis Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Port Jervis Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

You will have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a phone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail takes from 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get discharged. It also can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge has to decide on the bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, you should plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Port Jervis Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the Port Jervis Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor must provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Port Jervis Police Jail at 845-856-5101 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Port Jervis Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Port Jervis Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally 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 the 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Port Jervis Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Port Jervis 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 Port Jervis 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 Port Jervis 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the Orange County jail website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Port Jervis Police Jail can change at any time, so be sure to review the Port Jervis Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Port Jervis 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 Port Jervis Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 845-856-5101 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 Port Jervis Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, 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 sufficient funds 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 Port Jervis Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

The Port Jervis Police Jail phone number is: 845-856-5101

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Port Jervis Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Port Jervis Police Jail, click the link below.

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