West Liberty Police Jail

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The West Liberty Police Jail is located at 126 Main Street in West Liberty, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Liberty Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the West Liberty Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and advice that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

West Liberty Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Liberty Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info for anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

West Liberty Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the West Liberty Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you must answer some questions, like what is your legal name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will 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 released from jail.

You will get to make a telephone call to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take anywhere from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

West Liberty Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list each visitor’s name to the West Liberty Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the visitors log for the inmate. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The West Liberty Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the official West Liberty Police Jail at 304-234-3661 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the West Liberty Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at West Liberty Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the West Liberty Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Liberty 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 West Liberty 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 West Liberty 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants online or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Ohio County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to the Ohio County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail at the West Liberty Police Jail can change at any time, so check the West Liberty Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Liberty 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 West Liberty Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-234-3661 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 West Liberty Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably 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 an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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 West Liberty Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. 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 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 forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 304-234-3661

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 West Liberty Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 West Liberty Police Jail, click the link below.

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