Georgetown Police Jail

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The Georgetown Police Jail is located at 382 Main Street in Georgetown, ID and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Georgetown Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything one might want to know about the Georgetown Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Bear Lake County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and advice you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Georgetown Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Georgetown Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get the same information for anybody arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find their arrest information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Georgetown Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Georgetown Police Jail includes each of these steps:

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

First, you will have to answer some basic questions, like your full name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will be released. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, 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 discharge date, plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Georgetown Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Georgetown Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Georgetown Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the official Georgetown Police Jail at 208-847-2120 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Georgetown Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Georgetown Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If the 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 a family member of 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 Georgetown Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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 access arrest warrants inquiry on the Bear Lake County court website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind 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 name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file containing a docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the Bear Lake County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to county 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, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail are always changing, so double check the Georgetown Police Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Georgetown 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 Georgetown Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 208-847-2120 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 Georgetown Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Georgetown Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: 208-847-2120

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all 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 Georgetown 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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