Nichols Hills Police Jail

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The Nichols Hills Police Jail is located at 6407 Avondale Drive in Nichols Hills, OK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Nichols Hills Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything you might need to know about the Nichols Hills Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Nichols Hills Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the advice and information you need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that might help others will be much appreciated.

Nichols Hills Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Nichols Hills Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information about anybody booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find the information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Nichols Hills Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Nichols Hills Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you will answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process may take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge has to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Nichols Hills Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide information about each visitor to the Nichols Hills Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be put into the visitors log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the facility at 405-843-5672 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Nichols Hills Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make 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 without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Nichols Hills Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Nichols Hills Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Nichols Hills 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 Nichols Hills 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 Nichols Hills 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Oklahoma County jail website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Nichols Hills Police Jail might change, so you should double check the Nichols Hills Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Nichols Hills 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 Nichols Hills Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 405-843-5672 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 Nichols Hills Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Nichols Hills Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or totally denied.

The Nichols Hills Police Jail phone number is: 405-843-5672

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 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 Nichols Hills Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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