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West Harrison Police Jail Information

Address

West Harrison Police Jail
101 Railroad Avenue
West Harrison, IN 47060-1019

Phone Number

Phone: 812-637-5261

The West Harrison Police Jail is located at 101 Railroad Avenue in West Harrison, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Harrison Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything one might want to know about the West Harrison Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the West Harrison Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

West Harrison Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is incarcerated and need to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member who’s been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?

To look up who’s in jail at the West Harrison Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Harrison Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. You can find the same information for anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

West Harrison Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the West Harrison Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

First you must answer some questions, such as your legal name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the telephone in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, it might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate must figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, plan to be discharged in the morning.

West Harrison Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the West Harrison Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put into a log of visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

The West Harrison Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the official West Harrison Police Jail at 812-637-5261 before you go.

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

Before you can visit someone at the West Harrison Police Jail you must be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at West Harrison Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be 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, 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 even magazines to an inmate at the West Harrison Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Harrison 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at West Harrison Police Jail, use this address:

West Harrison Police Jail
101 Railroad Avenue
West Harrison, IN 47060-1019

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
West Harrison Police Jail
101 Railroad Avenue
West Harrison, IN 47060-1019

The West Harrison Police Jail inmate mail policy changes often, so review the official website 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 West Harrison 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 West Harrison 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Dearborn County court website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access court records online, or at the Dearborn County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, 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 West Harrison Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so visit the West Harrison Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Harrison 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 West Harrison Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 812-637-5261 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 West Harrison Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need 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 the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the West Harrison Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The West Harrison Police Jail phone number is: 812-637-5261

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, 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 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 West Harrison Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 facility has set their phone call 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 West Harrison Police Jail, click the link below.

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