Blackwell Police Jail

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The Blackwell Police Jail is located at 224 West Blackwell Avenue in Blackwell, OK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Blackwell Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Blackwell Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Blackwell Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and tips that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that might help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Blackwell Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Blackwell Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and times you can visit. You can also find the same information on anyone booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information fast if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Blackwell Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Blackwell Police Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some basic questions, like your full name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to make a telephone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. This process may take from 15 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, you should expect to get discharged in the morning.

Blackwell Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Blackwell Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered in the visitation log for the inmate. Each and every visitor must provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Blackwell Police Jail frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 580-363-5490 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Blackwell Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Blackwell Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 the 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 magazines to an inmate at the Blackwell Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Blackwell 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 Blackwell 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 Blackwell 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Kay County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Kay County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Blackwell Police Jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you check the Blackwell Police Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Blackwell 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 Blackwell Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 580-363-5490 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 Blackwell Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Blackwell Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 580-363-5490

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Blackwell Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 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 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 prisons or jails 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 has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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