Canisteo Police Jail

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The Canisteo Police Jail is located at 35 Main Street in Canisteo, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Village Of Canisteo Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything related to the Canisteo Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Canisteo Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Canisteo Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Canisteo Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get information about anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information quicker if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Canisteo Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

You will have to answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. It also might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be discharged in the morning.

Canisteo Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Canisteo Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitors log for the inmate. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so call the official Canisteo Police Jail at 607-698-4211 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Canisteo Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Canisteo Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the 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, 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 Canisteo Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Canisteo 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 Canisteo 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 Canisteo 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 think you might have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear 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 a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Canisteo Police Jail might change, so you should visit the Canisteo Police Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Canisteo 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 Canisteo Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 607-698-4211 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 Canisteo Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money 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 Canisteo Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 607-698-4211

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every 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 from 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 Canisteo Police Jail. The rates 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 lower 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 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 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 cases like this, the jail 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 Canisteo Police Jail, click the link below.

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