Prestonsburg Police Jail

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The Prestonsburg Police Jail is located at 200 North Lake Drive in Prestonsburg, KY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Prestonsburg Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Prestonsburg Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Prestonsburg Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and tips that you need to make the process easier. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Prestonsburg Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Prestonsburg Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information for anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Prestonsburg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail may take between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you have a cash bond or if a magistrate has to decide on the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to get released that morning.

Prestonsburg Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Prestonsburg Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 606-886-1010 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Prestonsburg Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Prestonsburg Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Prestonsburg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Prestonsburg 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 Prestonsburg 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 Prestonsburg 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 online or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Floyd County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Prestonsburg Police Jail inmates might change, so you should double check the Prestonsburg Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Prestonsburg 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 Prestonsburg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 606-886-1010 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 Prestonsburg Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep 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 an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Prestonsburg Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Prestonsburg Police Jail phone number is: 606-886-1010

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of 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 Prestonsburg Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money 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 cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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