West Newton Police Jail

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The West Newton Police Jail is located at 112 South Water Street in West Newton, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Newton Borough Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything related to the West Newton Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the advice and information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

West Newton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Newton Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. You can find the same information for anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information fast if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

West Newton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you make a phone call to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged. It also will depend on if you have a bond amount or if the judge has to figure out the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, expect to get released between 9am and noon.

West Newton Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide each visitor’s full name to the West Newton Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be put in the log for the inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at West Newton Police Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the official West Newton Police Jail at 724-872-8610 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the West Newton Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’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 West Newton Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the West Newton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Newton 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 West Newton 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 West Newton 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Westmoreland County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Westmoreland County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on the website, or at the Westmoreland County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Westmoreland County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might 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 crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail could change, so be sure to review the West Newton Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Newton 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 West Newton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 724-872-8610 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 West Newton Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want 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 products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 West Newton Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The West Newton Police Jail phone number is: 724-872-8610

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all 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 West Newton Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 figuring out how to lower 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 any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility 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 West Newton Police Jail, click the link below.

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