Sentinel Police Jail

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The Sentinel Police Jail is located at 316 East Main Street in Sentinel, OK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sentinel Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Sentinel Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Sentinel Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Washita County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Sentinel Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sentinel Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information on anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Sentinel Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Sentinel Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a phone call in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process takes from 10 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to get discharged that morning.

Sentinel Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list each visitor’s name to the Sentinel Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Sentinel Police Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the official Sentinel Police Jail at 580-393-4333 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Sentinel Police Jail you have to be on their visitation list.

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

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

If a 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 Sentinel Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sentinel 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 Sentinel 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 Sentinel 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access court records on the website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and any documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Sentinel Police Jail inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Sentinel Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sentinel 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 Sentinel Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 580-393-4333 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 Sentinel Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind 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 a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Sentinel Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, 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 break the jail rules, phone calls might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Sentinel Police Jail phone number is: 580-393-4333

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Sentinel 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 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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