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Shamokin Dam Police Jail Information

Address

Shamokin Dam Police Jail
210 West 8Th Avenue
Shamokin Dam, PA 17876

Phone Number

Phone: 570-743-2671

The Shamokin Dam Police Jail is located at 210 West 8Th Avenue in Shamokin Dam, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Shamokin Dam Borough Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Shamokin Dam Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and advice that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that might help others is appreciated.

Shamokin Dam Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is in jail and want to find out where they are? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you don’t know how to find out what jail they’re in?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Shamokin Dam Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Shamokin Dam Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people currently in custody, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information about anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you have their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Shamokin Dam Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Shamokin Dam Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

You have to answer a number of questions, like your full name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you have a cash bond or if a magistrate has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Shamokin Dam Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list information about each visitor to the Shamokin Dam Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at 570-743-2671 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Shamokin Dam Police Jail you have to first be on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to take 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 phones are allowed at Shamokin Dam Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 Shamokin Dam Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Shamokin Dam 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Shamokin Dam Police Jail, use this address:

Shamokin Dam Police Jail
210 West 8Th Avenue
Shamokin Dam, PA 17876

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Shamokin Dam Police Jail
210 West 8Th Avenue
Shamokin Dam, PA 17876

The inmate mail policy at the Shamokin Dam Police Jail is always changing, so it would be best to check the official website before you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Shamokin Dam 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 Shamokin Dam 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Snyder County jail website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear 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 the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access the court records online, or at the Snyder County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Shamokin Dam Police Jail are always changing, so review the Shamokin Dam Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Shamokin Dam 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 Shamokin Dam Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-743-2671 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 inmateâ€™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 Shamokin Dam Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, 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 trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Shamokin Dam Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 570-743-2671

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Shamokin Dam 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 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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