Cleveland Police Jail

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The Cleveland Police Jail is located at 441 Bratenahl Road in Cleveland, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bratenahl Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Cleveland Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Cleveland Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info that you’ll need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could help others will be welcome.

Cleveland Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cleveland Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info about anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Cleveland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Cleveland Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a phone call to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get let go. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond or if a judge still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser 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, expect to be released that morning.

Cleveland Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Cleveland Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Cleveland Police Jail can change, so you should call the facility at 216-681-1234 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Cleveland Police Jail you must be on their visitation list.

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

No phones at Cleveland Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Cleveland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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, you can access arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. 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 the date of their arrest, contact the Cuyahoga County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you review the Cleveland Police Jail website before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cleveland 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 Cleveland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 216-681-1234 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 Cleveland Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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 Cleveland Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or totally denied.

The Cleveland Police Jail phone number is: 216-681-1234

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Cleveland 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 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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