Salem Police Jail

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The Salem Police Jail is located at 555 Liberty Street Northeast in Salem, OR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the City Of Salem Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Salem Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Salem Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Marion County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you info that you’ll need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that could help others is welcome.

Salem Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Salem Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information about anyone processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information fast if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Salem Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Salem Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you will have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes between 15 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, it will depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, 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, you should expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Salem Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name to the Salem Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so make sure that you call the official Salem Police Jail at 503-588-6123 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Salem Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Salem Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 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 Salem Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Salem 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 Salem 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 Salem 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Marion County court website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know 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 possibly an arrest date, contact the Marion County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Marion County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail might change, so be sure to check the Salem Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Salem 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 Salem Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 503-588-6123 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 Salem Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably 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 money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Salem Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 503-588-6123

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control 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 Salem Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 decrease 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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