Clintwood Police Jail

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The Clintwood Police Jail is located at 207 Walnut Street in Clintwood, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Clintwood Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Clintwood Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Dickenson County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you advice and information you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Clintwood Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Clintwood Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information about anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their arrest information faster if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Clintwood Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Clintwood Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put 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, such as your full legal name, address, birth date 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 you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. It also might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Clintwood Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give information about each visitor to the Clintwood Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be entered in the visitors log for the inmate. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Clintwood Police Jail can change, so make sure that you call the official Clintwood Police Jail at 276-926-8710 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Clintwood Police Jail you have to be added to their 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 Clintwood Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If a 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Clintwood Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Clintwood 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 Clintwood 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 Clintwood 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Dickenson County Courthouse and check in person, or 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 complete search.

A criminal records search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Clintwood Police Jail might change, so be sure to visit the Clintwood Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Clintwood 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 Clintwood Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 276-926-8710 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 Clintwood Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need 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 inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Clintwood Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Clintwood Police Jail phone number is: 276-926-8710

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Clintwood Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances 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 facility 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 Clintwood Police Jail, click the link below.

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