Columbus Grove Police Jail

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The Columbus Grove Police Jail is located at 113 East Sycamore Street in Columbus Grove, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Columbus Grove Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Columbus Grove Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Putnam County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others is welcome.

Columbus Grove Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Columbus Grove Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information about anyone processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information faster if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Columbus Grove Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Columbus Grove Police Jail includes 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 basic questions, such as your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 30 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get let go. It also depends on whether you have a bond amount or if the magistrate must determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Columbus Grove Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide information about each visitor to the Columbus Grove Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the log as an approved visitor. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Columbus Grove Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 419-659-2404 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Columbus Grove Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make 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 Columbus Grove Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Columbus Grove Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Columbus Grove 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 Columbus Grove 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 Columbus Grove 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Putnam County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail 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, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Putnam County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Putnam County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive 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 driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Columbus Grove Police Jail might change, so visit the Columbus Grove Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Columbus Grove 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 Columbus Grove Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 419-659-2404 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 Columbus Grove Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Columbus Grove Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Columbus Grove Police Jail phone number is: 419-659-2404

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Columbus Grove Police Jail. The rates 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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