Bloomsburg Police Jail

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The Bloomsburg Police Jail is located at 301 East 2Nd Street in Bloomsburg, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bloomsburg Town Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Bloomsburg Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Columbia County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Bloomsburg Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bloomsburg Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who are in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info on anybody who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Bloomsburg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Bloomsburg Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

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

They will let you use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you have a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on 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 that morning.

Bloomsburg Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide each visitor’s full name to the Bloomsburg Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into the log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Bloomsburg Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the jail at 570-784-4155 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Bloomsburg Police Jail you must first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Bloomsburg Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 the 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 magazines to an inmate at the Bloomsburg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records online or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Columbia County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access court records online, or at the Columbia County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to the Columbia County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail are always changing, so check the Bloomsburg Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-784-4155 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 Bloomsburg Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Bloomsburg Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly 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 that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 570-784-4155

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Bloomsburg 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 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 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 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 Bloomsburg Police Jail, click the link below.

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