Cherokee Police Jail

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The Cherokee Police Jail is located at 121 North Grand Avenue in Cherokee, OK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cherokee Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Cherokee Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Cherokee Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Alfalfa County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that might help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Cherokee Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cherokee Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information for anybody booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Cherokee Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Cherokee Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

First you must answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to use the phone to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be released. Also, it depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Cherokee Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Cherokee Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put into the visitors log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Cherokee Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the jail at 580-596-3326 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Cherokee Police Jail you must be on this person’s 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 cellphones at Cherokee Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 Cherokee Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is 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 all filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Cherokee Police Jail might change, so we suggest that you double check the Cherokee Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cherokee 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 Cherokee Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 580-596-3326 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 Cherokee Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products like 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 Cherokee Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden completely.

The Cherokee Police Jail phone number is: 580-596-3326

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Cherokee Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 figuring out 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 significantly 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 cases like this, the jail has set their phone call 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 Cherokee Police Jail, click the link below.

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