Nashville Police Jail

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The Nashville Police Jail is located at 200 Commercial Street in Nashville, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Nashville Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything related to the Nashville Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, 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 info that you need to make the process easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that could help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Nashville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Nashville Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find information on anybody booked or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you have their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Nashville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Nashville Police Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer some basic questions, like your legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to use the phone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you can get released from jail. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge must figure out the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to be discharged that morning.

Nashville Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Nashville Police Jail in advance. This information will go into the log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Nashville Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so call the facility at 812-988-0341 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Nashville Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Nashville Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 related to the inmate, this 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 Nashville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville 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 access arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear 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 name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail could change, so visit the Nashville Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Nashville 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 Nashville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 812-988-0341 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 Nashville Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Nashville Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to 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 are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 812-988-0341

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from 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 Nashville 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 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 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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