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Edinburgh Police Jail Information

Address

Edinburgh Police Jail
200 South Main Street
Edinburgh, IN 46124-1337

Phone Number

Phone: 812-526-2636

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

This guide tells you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Edinburgh Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Edinburgh Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and advice you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Edinburgh Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that has gone to jail and don’t know how to locate them? Do you know somebody that has been arrested and you want to find out what jail they’re in?

In order to see who is in jail at the Edinburgh Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Edinburgh Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. You can find info on anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you have their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Edinburgh Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Edinburgh Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer some questions, like your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the telephone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 15 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, it might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Edinburgh Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Edinburgh Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Edinburgh Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so you should call the facility at 812-526-2636 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

In order to visit someone at the Edinburgh Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Edinburgh Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Edinburgh Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Police Jail, use this address:

Edinburgh Police Jail
200 South Main Street
Edinburgh, IN 46124-1337

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Edinburgh Police Jail
200 South Main Street
Edinburgh, IN 46124-1337

The mail policy at the Edinburgh Police Jail changes often, so we suggest that you visit the official website when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. 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 have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Johnson County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Edinburgh Police Jail jail inmates could change, so be sure to visit the Edinburgh Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 812-526-2636 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 Edinburgh Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need 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 purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Edinburgh Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Edinburgh Police Jail phone number is: 812-526-2636

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of 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 Edinburgh Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 these cases, the jail 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 Edinburgh Police Jail, click the link below.

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