Hartford Police Jail

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The Hartford Police Jail is located at 114 East Washington Street in Hartford, KY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hartford City Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything you might want to know about the Hartford Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Hartford Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and advice you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Hartford Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hartford Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can also get information on anybody arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get the information faster if you enter their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Hartford Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you must answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. It also can depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge must figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser 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 release date, plan to get discharged in the morning.

Hartford Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Hartford Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Hartford Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the jail at 270-298-3379 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Hartford Police Jail you must be added to their visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Hartford Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent 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 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Hartford Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hartford 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 Hartford 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 Hartford 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the website or 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 inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is a 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 find out online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Ohio County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Hartford Police Jail is likely to change, so it would be best to double check the Hartford Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hartford 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 Hartford Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 270-298-3379 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 Hartford Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Hartford Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 270-298-3379

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Hartford Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. 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 has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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