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Caledonia Police Jail Information

Address

Caledonia Police Jail
3095 Main Street
Caledonia, NY 14423-1237

Phone Number

Phone: 585-538-6200

The Caledonia Police Jail is located at 3095 Main Street in Caledonia, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Caledonia Village Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Caledonia Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that would help others would be much appreciated.

Caledonia Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and don’t know how to find out where they are? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?

To search who’s in jail at the Caledonia Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Caledonia Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can get info about anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get the information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Caledonia Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Caledonia Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, it might depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, 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 discharge date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Caledonia Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide information about each visitor to the Caledonia Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Caledonia Police Jail frequently change, so you should call the official Caledonia Police Jail at 585-538-6200 before you try to visit an inmate.

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 an inmate at the Caledonia Police Jail you have to be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Caledonia Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Caledonia Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Caledonia 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 address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Caledonia Police Jail is:

Caledonia Police Jail
3095 Main Street
Caledonia, NY 14423-1237

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Caledonia Police Jail
3095 Main Street
Caledonia, NY 14423-1237

The inmate mail policy at the Caledonia Police Jail changes frequently, so be sure to double check the 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 Caledonia 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 Caledonia 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 are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. 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 have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Livingston County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in the case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the Livingston County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a completely 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 a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail is likely to change, so be sure to visit the Caledonia Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Caledonia 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 Caledonia Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 585-538-6200 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 Caledonia Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Caledonia Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

The Caledonia Police Jail phone number is: 585-538-6200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all 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 Caledonia Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 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 Caledonia Police Jail, click the link below.

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