Hodgenville Police Jail

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The Hodgenville Police Jail is located at 109 North Greensburg Street in Hodgenville, KY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hodgenville City Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Hodgenville Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Hodgenville Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that might help others will be appreciated.

Hodgenville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hodgenville Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Hodgenville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Hodgenville Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some questions, like your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process will take between 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, it might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge must determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Hodgenville Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Hodgenville Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into the log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at 270-358-3013 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Hodgenville Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

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

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Hodgenville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hodgenville 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 Hodgenville 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 Hodgenville 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records online, or at the Larue County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Hodgenville Police Jail inmates can change at any time, so visit the Hodgenville Police Jail website before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hodgenville 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 Hodgenville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 270-358-3013 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 Hodgenville Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use 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 the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Hodgenville Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

The Hodgenville Police Jail phone number is: 270-358-3013

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all 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 Hodgenville 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 is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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