Buchanan Police Jail

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The Buchanan Police Jail is located at 107 West Front Street in Buchanan, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Buchanan Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Buchanan Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Berrien County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that could help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Buchanan Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Buchanan Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and times you can visit. You can find info about anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get the information faster if you enter their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Buchanan Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Buchanan Police Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be released. Also, it might depend on if you have a cash bond or if the judge has to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Buchanan Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s name to the Buchanan Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a Visiting log for the inmate. All visitors must provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Buchanan Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 269-695-5120 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Buchanan Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Buchanan Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Buchanan Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 access arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Berrien County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Buchanan Police Jail could change, so be sure to check the Buchanan Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Buchanan 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 Buchanan Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 269-695-5120 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 Buchanan Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, 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 account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Buchanan Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are generally more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

The Buchanan Police Jail phone number is: 269-695-5120

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 get to set the prices. The profits 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 Buchanan Police Jail. The prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to lower 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not 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 jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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