Carnegie Police Jail

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The Carnegie Police Jail is located at 1 Veterans Way in Carnegie, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Carnegie Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Carnegie Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Carnegie Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Allegheny County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and advice you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Carnegie Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Carnegie Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find the same information on anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information quicker if you enter their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Carnegie Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Carnegie Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the phone to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you can get released from jail. It also depends on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Carnegie Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list each visitor’s full name to the Carnegie Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor will be required to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Carnegie Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Carnegie Police Jail at 412-276-4245 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Carnegie Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring 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 phones are allowed at Carnegie Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Carnegie Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Carnegie 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 Carnegie 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 Carnegie 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, you can find out by checking the court records on the Allegheny County court 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 inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Allegheny County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail can change at any time, so it would be best to double check the Carnegie Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Carnegie 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 Carnegie Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 412-276-4245 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 Carnegie Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Carnegie Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier 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 bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 412-276-4245

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Carnegie Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 can be 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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