Elkhorn City Police Jail

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The Elkhorn City Police Jail is located at 395 Patty Loveless Drive in Elkhorn City, KY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Elkhorn City Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Elkhorn City Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Elkhorn City Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the info that you need to make the process easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Elkhorn City Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Elkhorn City Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people currently in custody, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get info about anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information faster if you’ve got their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Elkhorn City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Elkhorn City Police Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you will have to answer some questions, like your legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued 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 can take from 30 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, expect to get released that morning.

Elkhorn City Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list each visitor’s full name to the Elkhorn City Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Every visitor has to provide identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the facility at 606-754-4030 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Elkhorn City Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Elkhorn City Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. 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 a 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Elkhorn City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Pike County jail website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind 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 know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the Pike County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail change frequently, so you should visit the Elkhorn City Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 606-754-4030 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 Elkhorn City Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust 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 Elkhorn City Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Elkhorn City Police Jail phone number is: 606-754-4030

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Elkhorn City Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 is 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not 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 jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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