Purcellville Police Jail

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The Purcellville Police Jail is located at 125 Hirst Road in Purcellville, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Purcellville Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything related to the Purcellville Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Purcellville Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and tips that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Purcellville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Purcellville Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find the same information for anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Purcellville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Purcellville Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you use the phone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process can take between 10 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Purcellville Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Purcellville Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Purcellville Police Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the facility at 540-338-7422 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Purcellville Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Purcellville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Purcellville 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 Purcellville 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 Purcellville 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 can check court records on the website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind 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, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at the Loudoun County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to the Loudoun County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail are always changing, so you should double check the Purcellville Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Purcellville 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 Purcellville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 540-338-7422 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 Purcellville Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like 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 get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Purcellville Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 540-338-7422

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. 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 Purcellville Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 state prisons and local jails finding 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 cases like this, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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