Dunkirk Police Jail

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The Dunkirk Police Jail is located at 342 Central Avenue in Dunkirk, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the City Of Dunkirk Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Dunkirk Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and advice that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Dunkirk Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dunkirk Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info about anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information more quickly if you’ve got their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Dunkirk Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Dunkirk Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You must answer a number of questions, like what is your legal name, address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must determine the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Dunkirk Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Dunkirk Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into the log as an approved visitor. All visitors has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the facility at 716-366-2266 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Dunkirk Police Jail you have to be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Dunkirk Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Dunkirk Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk 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, you can access arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Chautauqua County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive 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, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail could change, so be sure to double check the Dunkirk Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 716-366-2266 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 Dunkirk Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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

All phone calls from the Dunkirk Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Dunkirk Police Jail phone number is: 716-366-2266

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Dunkirk Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 calling 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Dunkirk Police Jail, click the link below.

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