Silver Creek Police Jail

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The Silver Creek Police Jail is located at 172 Central Avenue in Silver Creek, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Silver Creek Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Silver Creek Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Chautauqua County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips you need to make going to jail easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Silver Creek Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Silver Creek Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find information for anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Silver Creek Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Silver Creek Police Jail includes each of these steps:

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

First you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 15 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Silver Creek Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Silver Creek Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go into the log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the jail at 716-934-2112 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Silver Creek Police Jail you must have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Silver Creek Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 under the age of 18 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 Silver Creek Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek 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 an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Chautauqua County court website or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in your court case. You can access court records online, or at the Chautauqua County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you may 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 DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Silver Creek Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you review the Silver Creek Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 716-934-2112 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 Silver Creek Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Silver Creek Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 716-934-2112

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 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 Silver Creek Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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. There are some prisons or jails where 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 facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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