Pinconning Police Jail

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The Pinconning Police Jail is located at 208 South Manitou Street in Pinconning, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Pinconning Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Pinconning Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and advice that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Pinconning Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pinconning Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals currently in custody, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find info on anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their arrest information fast if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Pinconning Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Pinconning Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You will answer some simple questions, such as your legal name, address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged takes from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you have a cash bond or if the judge needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Pinconning Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Pinconning Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be entered in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the jail at 989-879-4270 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Pinconning Police Jail you must first be added to their visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Pinconning Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a 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 must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Pinconning Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pinconning 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 Pinconning 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 Pinconning 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Bay County jail website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Bay County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a court docket and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the Bay County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates could change, so be sure to check the Pinconning Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pinconning 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 Pinconning Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 989-879-4270 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 Pinconning Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need 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 buy if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Pinconning Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 989-879-4270

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 how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Pinconning Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. 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 phone 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 Pinconning Police Jail, click the link below.

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