Independence Police Jail

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The Independence Police Jail is located at 6800 Brecksville Road in Independence, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Independence Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything related to the Independence Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Independence Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others is welcome.

Independence Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Independence Police Jail Inmate List is a list of people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also find the same information for anyone booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Independence Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Independence Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, you should plan to get released that morning.

Independence Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide information about each visitor to the Independence Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in the visitation log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Independence Police Jail can change, so call the official Independence Police Jail at 216-524-1234 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Independence Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Independence Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other 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 going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 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 think you might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the website or 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 inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Cuyahoga County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so review the Independence Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail 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 216-524-1234 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 buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Independence Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally pricier 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 rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 216-524-1234

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control 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 Independence 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way 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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