Independence Police Jail

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The Independence Police Jail is located at 136 East Main Street in Independence, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Independence Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Independence Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Independence Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Grayson County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask them, and also any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Independence Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Independence Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find info for anyone booked or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate the information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Independence Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Independence Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a phone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Independence Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Independence Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Independence Police Jail can change, so you should call the official Independence Police Jail at 276-773-3661 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Independence Police Jail you must be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Independence Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Independence Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Independence 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 Independence 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 Independence 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Grayson County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Grayson County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to the Grayson County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail might change, so it would be best to review the Independence Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Independence 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 Independence Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 276-773-3661 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 Independence Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Independence Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: 276-773-3661

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Independence Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 lower 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, 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 Independence Police Jail, click the link below.

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