Jefferson Police Jail

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The Jefferson Police Jail is located at 86 East Jefferson Street in Jefferson, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Jefferson Village Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Jefferson Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

Jefferson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Jefferson Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who are in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info about anybody arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Jefferson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Jefferson Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

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

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

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process can take between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you can get released from jail. It also might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Jefferson Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s name to the Jefferson Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Jefferson Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so you should call the official Jefferson Police Jail at 440-576-0010 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Jefferson Police Jail you must be added to their visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Jefferson Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Jefferson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 can check court records on the website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you 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 Ashtabula County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to the Ashtabula County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you review the Jefferson Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Jefferson 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 Jefferson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 440-576-0010 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 Jefferson Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Jefferson Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: 440-576-0010

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Jefferson Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 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. There are some circumstances 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 so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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