La Grande Police Jail

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The La Grande Police Jail is located at 1109 K Avenue in La Grande, OR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the La Grande Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the La Grande Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the La Grande Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and advice that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others will be welcome.

La Grande Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The La Grande Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information on anyone arrested and processed or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you have their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

La Grande Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the La Grande Police Jail includes these steps:

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

First you will answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you use the phone so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged can take from 30 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge has to determine how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, plan to be released between 9am and noon.

La Grande Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s full name to the La Grande Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into the log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at La Grande Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the official La Grande Police Jail at 541-963-1017 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at La Grande Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation 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 magazines to an inmate at the La Grande Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the La Grande 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 La Grande 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 La Grande 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 arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Union County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

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

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the La Grande Police Jail change frequently, so we suggest that you check the La Grande Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at La Grande 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 La Grande Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 541-963-1017 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 La Grande Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from 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 items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the La Grande Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 541-963-1017

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 La Grande Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 facility 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 La Grande Police Jail, click the link below.

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