New Philadelphia Police Jail

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The New Philadelphia Police Jail is located at 15 Macomb Street in New Philadelphia, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the New Philadelphia Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything related to the New Philadelphia 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 much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

New Philadelphia Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The New Philadelphia Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get info about anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their inmate information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

New Philadelphia Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the New Philadelphia Police Jail takes you through each of these 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 will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process will take between 30 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge must decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

New Philadelphia Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the New Philadelphia Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. All visitors will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the official New Philadelphia Police Jail at 570-277-6079 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the New Philadelphia Police Jail you must be on this person’s visitation list.

Make 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 phones are allowed at New Philadelphia Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the New Philadelphia Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the New Philadelphia 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 New Philadelphia 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 New Philadelphia 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 for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. 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 have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Schuylkill County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Schuylkill County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to the Schuylkill County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to New Philadelphia Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so you should visit the New Philadelphia Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at New Philadelphia 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 New Philadelphia Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-277-6079 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 New Philadelphia Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, 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 trust account. These products 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 New Philadelphia Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, 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, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The New Philadelphia Police Jail phone number is: 570-277-6079

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all of the 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 New Philadelphia Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower 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 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 New Philadelphia Police Jail, click the link below.

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