New Palestine Police Jail

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The New Palestine Police Jail is located at 42 East Main Street in New Palestine, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the New Palestine Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the New Palestine Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and tips that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that might help others would be welcome.

New Palestine Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The New Palestine Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

New Palestine Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the New Palestine Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will be freed. It also depends on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be released that morning.

New Palestine Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the New Palestine Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be entered in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The New Palestine Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the official New Palestine Police Jail at 317-861-4227 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the New Palestine Police Jail you have to have your name on their visitation list.

Be 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 cellphones at New Palestine Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the 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 under the age of 18 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 New Palestine Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the New Palestine 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 New Palestine 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 New Palestine 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Hancock County court website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be 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, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that includes a docket and any documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to the Hancock County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so you should double check the New Palestine Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at New Palestine 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 New Palestine Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 317-861-4227 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 New Palestine Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, 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 money in their commissary account. These items 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 New Palestine Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The New Palestine Police Jail phone number is: 317-861-4227

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all 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 New Palestine Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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