Union Gap Police Jail

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The Union Gap Police Jail is located at 1800 Rainier Place in Union Gap, WA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Union Gap Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything you might want to know about the Union Gap Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Union Gap Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others would be welcome.

Union Gap Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Union Gap Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get info about anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find the information faster if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Union Gap Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Union Gap Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

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

They will allow you to use the phone in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be released. Also, it will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate has to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Union Gap Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Union Gap Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Union Gap Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Union Gap Police Jail at 509-248-0430 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Union Gap Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Union Gap Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 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 Union Gap Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Union Gap 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 Union Gap 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 Union Gap 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, you can check the arrest warrants online or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken 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 you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Yakima County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to the Yakima County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

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

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Union Gap Police Jail inmates could change, so be sure to double check the Union Gap Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Union Gap 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 Union Gap Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 509-248-0430 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 Union Gap Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products 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 Union Gap Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

The Union Gap Police Jail phone number is: 509-248-0430

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 they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the 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 Union Gap Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 figuring 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate 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 Union Gap Police Jail, click the link below.

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