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Penn Yan Police Jail Information

Address

Penn Yan Police Jail
111 Elm Street
Penn Yan, NY 14527-1411

Phone Number

Phone: 315-536-4426

The Penn Yan Police Jail is located at 111 Elm Street in Penn Yan, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Penn Yan Village Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Penn Yan Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Penn Yan Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others is welcome.

Penn Yan Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is in jail and want to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

To look up who is in jail at the Penn Yan Police Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Penn Yan Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find information on anyone booked or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information faster if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Penn Yan Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Penn Yan Police Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer a number of questions, like your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. This process can take between 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Penn Yan Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide each visitor’s name to the Penn Yan Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be put into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

The Penn Yan Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the official Penn Yan Police Jail at 315-536-4426 before you try to go to visitation.

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

In order to visit an inmate at the Penn Yan Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Penn Yan Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Penn Yan Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Penn Yan 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 Penn Yan Police Jail is:

Penn Yan Police Jail
111 Elm Street
Penn Yan, NY 14527-1411

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Penn Yan Police Jail
111 Elm Street
Penn Yan, NY 14527-1411

The Penn Yan Police Jail mail policy can change, so it would be best to visit the site when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Penn Yan 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 Penn Yan 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 access arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or 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 a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail is likely to change, so check the Penn Yan Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Penn Yan 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 Penn Yan Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 315-536-4426 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 Penn Yan Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind 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 an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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 Penn Yan Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 315-536-4426

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly 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 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 Penn Yan 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 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 lower your inmates phone charges can be 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. In some cases, 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 jail or prison has set their 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 Penn Yan Police Jail, click the link below.

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