Ridgeville Police Jail

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The Ridgeville Police Jail is located at 106 South Walnut Street in Ridgeville, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ridgeville Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Ridgeville Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that might help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Ridgeville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ridgeville Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find the same information about anybody processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get the information quicker if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Ridgeville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge must determine the bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, you should expect to be released that morning.

Ridgeville Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s full name to the Ridgeville Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

The Ridgeville Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the facility at 765-857-2661 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Ridgeville Police Jail you must first be on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Ridgeville Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 Ridgeville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville 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 are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Randolph County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Randolph County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to the Randolph County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates change frequently, so it would be best to check the Ridgeville Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 765-857-2661 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 Ridgeville Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep 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 inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products like 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 Ridgeville Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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 disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Ridgeville Police Jail phone number is: 765-857-2661

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Ridgeville Police Jail. The rates 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 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 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 won’t 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 jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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