Huntington Police Jail

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The Huntington Police Jail is located at 675 10Th Street in Huntington, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Huntington Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Huntington Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that might help others would be much appreciated.

Huntington Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Huntington Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can get the same information for anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate the information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Huntington Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First you must answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Huntington Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list each visitor’s full name to the Huntington Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be put in the log for the requesting inmate. All visitors must provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Huntington Police Jail at 304-696-4470 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Huntington Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Huntington Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get 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 will have to 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 Huntington Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Huntington 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 Huntington 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 Huntington 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 check arrest warrants online or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Cabell County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

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

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Huntington Police Jail could change, so be sure to review the Huntington Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Huntington 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 Huntington Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-696-4470 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 Huntington Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

All phone calls from the Huntington Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep 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, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 304-696-4470

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Huntington Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where 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 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 Huntington Police Jail, click the link below.

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