Hurricane Police Jail

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The Hurricane Police Jail is located at 3255 Teays Valley Road in Hurricane, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hurricane Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Hurricane Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and tips you need to make going to jail easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that would help others will be appreciated.

Hurricane Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hurricane Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find the same information about anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information quicker if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Hurricane Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Hurricane Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

First you have to answer some questions, like your full name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get released. Also, it depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Hurricane Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Hurricane Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered in a log of visitors for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so it would be wise to call the official Hurricane Police Jail at 304-562-9911 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Hurricane Police Jail you have to be on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Hurricane Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Hurricane Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hurricane 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 Hurricane 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 Hurricane 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 can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Putnam County court website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Hurricane Police Jail is likely to change, so it would be best to review the Hurricane Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hurricane 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 Hurricane Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-562-9911 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 Hurricane Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep 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 an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Hurricane Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep 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 might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 304-562-9911

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts 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 from 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 Hurricane Police Jail. The rates 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 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 these cases, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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