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Westport Police Jail Information

Address

Westport Police Jail
203 East Mulberry Street
Westport, IN 47283

Phone Number

Phone: 812-591-2651

The Westport Police Jail is located at 203 East Mulberry Street in Westport, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Westport Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Westport Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Westport Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

Westport Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone in jail and want to find them? Do you know a family member or friend who’s been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

To see who is in jail at the Westport Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Westport Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who are in jail, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get information about anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Westport Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Westport Police Jail includes 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 simple questions, such as your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the phone in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 30 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, it can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Westport Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Westport Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 812-591-2651 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Westport Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take 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 mobile phones are allowed at Westport Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 Westport Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Westport 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Westport Police Jail:

Westport Police Jail
203 East Mulberry Street
Westport, IN 47283

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Westport Police Jail
203 East Mulberry Street
Westport, IN 47283

The mail policy at the Westport Police Jail changes, so it would be best to visit the site before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Westport 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 Westport 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 check the court records on the Decatur County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to the Decatur County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Westport Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so you should visit the Westport Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Westport 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 Westport Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 812-591-2651 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 inmateâ€™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 Westport Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

The only phone calls that Westport Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Westport Police Jail phone number is: 812-591-2651

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all 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 Westport Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases 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 will be able to save you money.

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

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