Massanutten Police Jail

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The Massanutten Police Jail is located at 1735 Massanutten Drive in Massanutten, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Massanutten Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Massanutten Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Rockingham County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and tips you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Massanutten Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Massanutten Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals currently in custody, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information on anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Massanutten Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Massanutten Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

First you must answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can talk to 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, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, it depends on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge must figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Massanutten Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Massanutten Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

The Massanutten Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the official Massanutten Police Jail at 540-289-9431 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Massanutten Police Jail you have to first be on their 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 Massanutten Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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, 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 Massanutten Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Massanutten 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 Massanutten 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 Massanutten 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records online or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Rockingham County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the Rockingham County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes like possession or 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 Massanutten Police Jail might change, so be sure to review the Massanutten Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Massanutten 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 Massanutten Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 540-289-9431 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 Massanutten Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want 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 inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

The only phone calls that Massanutten Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 540-289-9431

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, 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 Massanutten Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 figuring 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. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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