Rockledge Police Jail

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The Rockledge Police Jail is located at 1 Park Avenue in Rockledge, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Rockledge Borough Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Rockledge Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and advice that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could help others is much appreciated.

Rockledge Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rockledge Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find the same information for anybody arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Rockledge Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Rockledge Police Jail includes these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will answer a number of questions, such as your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you use the telephone 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 street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes from 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, it depends on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be released in the morning.

Rockledge Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Rockledge Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Rockledge Police Jail frequently change, so you should call the facility at 215-379-8801 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Rockledge Police Jail you must first be on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Rockledge Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Rockledge Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rockledge 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 Rockledge 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 Rockledge 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 Montgomery County court website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the 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 know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Montgomery County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to the Montgomery County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Rockledge Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so you should visit the Rockledge Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rockledge 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 Rockledge Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 215-379-8801 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 Rockledge Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Rockledge Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden.

The Rockledge Police Jail phone number is: 215-379-8801

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls 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 Rockledge Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 finding out 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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