Hillsville Police Jail

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The Hillsville Police Jail is located at 125 Mill Street in Hillsville, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hillsville Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Hillsville Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Hillsville Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer info that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that would help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Hillsville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hillsville Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information for anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Hillsville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Hillsville Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you 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 have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged takes between 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. It also can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Hillsville Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Hillsville Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into the visitation log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Hillsville Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 276-728-2251 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Hillsville Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Hillsville Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Hillsville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hillsville 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 Hillsville 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 Hillsville 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access 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 down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates might change, so you should double check the Hillsville Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hillsville 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 Hillsville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 276-728-2251 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 Hillsville Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Hillsville Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 276-728-2251

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Hillsville Police Jail. The prices 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 learning how to decrease 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not 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 facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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