Downingtown Police Jail

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The Downingtown Police Jail is located at 10 West Lancaster Avenue in Downingtown, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Downingtown Police Department.

This page will tell you info about everything related to the Downingtown Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Downingtown Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that could help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Downingtown Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Downingtown Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information faster if you’ve got their name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Downingtown Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Downingtown Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Downingtown Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be put into the log for the inmate. All visitors must provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the jail at 610-269-0263 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Downingtown Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Downingtown Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Downingtown Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Downingtown 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 Downingtown 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 Downingtown 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 for your arrest, you can access court records on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear 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 first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Chester County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file containing a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records online, or at the Chester County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’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 make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Downingtown Police Jail might change, so be sure to review the Downingtown Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Downingtown 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 Downingtown Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 610-269-0263 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 Downingtown Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from 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 inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Downingtown Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 610-269-0263

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Downingtown 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 factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to lower 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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