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Port Byron Police Jail Information

Address

Port Byron Police Jail
52 Utica Street
Port Byron, NY 13140

Phone Number

Phone Number: 315-776-4099

The Port Byron Police Jail is located at 52 Utica Street in Port Byron, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Port Byron Village Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Port Byron Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that would help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Port Byron Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that has gone to jail and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know somebody who’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find them?

In order to see who’s in jail at the Port Byron Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Port Byron Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information for anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Port Byron Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Port Byron Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

You have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. It also will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge still needs to decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Port Byron Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Port Byron Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so make sure that you call the official Port Byron Police Jail at 315-776-4099 before you go.

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

To visit someone at the Port Byron Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Port Byron Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Port Byron Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Port Byron 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Port Byron Police Jail is:

Port Byron Police Jail
52 Utica Street
Port Byron, NY 13140

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Port Byron Police Jail
52 Utica Street
Port Byron, NY 13140

The Port Byron Police Jail mail policy changes frequently, so it would be best to review the the Port Byron Police Jail website 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 Port Byron 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 Byron 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Cayuga County jail website or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Cayuga County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Port Byron Police Jail change frequently, so you should visit the Port Byron Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Port Byron 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 Byron Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 315-776-4099 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 Port Byron Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection 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, 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 Port Byron Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The Port Byron Police Jail phone number is: 315-776-4099

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider 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 Port Byron Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not 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 jail has set their phone 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 Port Byron Police Jail, click the link below.

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