Sandy Police Jail

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The Sandy Police Jail is located at 10000 South Centennial Parkway in Sandy, UT and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sandy City Police Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Sandy Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sandy Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information for anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Sandy Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Sandy Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail takes between 15 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you have a bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Sandy Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give each visitor’s full name to the Sandy Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be put into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so call the jail at 801-568-7214 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Sandy Police Jail you have to have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Sandy Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Sandy Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Sandy Police Jail could change, so it would be best to review the Sandy Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sandy 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 Sandy Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 801-568-7214 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 Sandy Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably 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 sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Sandy Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Sandy Police Jail phone number is: 801-568-7214

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Sandy 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 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore 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 Sandy Police Jail, click the link below.

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