Redwood City Police Jail

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The Redwood City Police Jail is located at 1301 Maple Street in Redwood City, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Redwood City Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Redwood City Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice that you’ll need to make the process easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Redwood City Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Redwood City Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who are in jail, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info on anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Redwood City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Redwood City Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you must answer a number of questions, like your full name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to get released in the morning.

Redwood City Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name to the Redwood City Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Redwood City Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the official Redwood City Police Jail at 650-780-7100 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Redwood City Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

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

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 Redwood City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Redwood City 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 Redwood City 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 Redwood City 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records online or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that contains a docket and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Redwood City Police Jail jail inmates could change, so we suggest that you double check the Redwood City Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Redwood City 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 Redwood City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 650-780-7100 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 Redwood City Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. 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 inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Redwood City Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 650-780-7100

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 off of all inmate phone calls 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 Redwood City Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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