Terra Alta Police Jail

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The Terra Alta Police Jail is located at 701 East State Avenue in Terra Alta, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Terra Alta Police Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer advice and information you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Terra Alta Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Terra Alta Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get info about anybody processed or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate the information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Terra Alta Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Terra Alta Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Terra Alta Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to give information about each visitor to the Terra Alta Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the official Terra Alta Police Jail at 304-789-6664 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Terra Alta Police Jail you must first be on their visitation list.

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

No phones at Terra Alta Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Terra Alta Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Terra Alta 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 Terra Alta 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 Terra Alta 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Preston County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records online, or at the Preston County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Terra Alta Police Jail could change, so you should review the Terra Alta Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Terra Alta 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 Terra Alta Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-789-6664 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 Terra Alta Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as 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

The only phone calls that Terra Alta Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden.

The Terra Alta Police Jail phone number is: 304-789-6664

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Terra Alta Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 can be 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 calling 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 facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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