Richmond Police Jail

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The Richmond Police Jail is located at 37 West Main Street in Richmond, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Richmond Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Richmond Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Richmond Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the info that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others is welcome.

Richmond Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Richmond Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested, including custody status, and times you can visit. You can also get the same information about anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Richmond Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Richmond Police Jail includes these steps:

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

The first step is that you will have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to make a phone call to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to get discharged that morning.

Richmond Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide each visitor’s name to the Richmond Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the official Richmond Police Jail at 740-765-5372 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Richmond Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take 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 Richmond Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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, 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 Richmond Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond 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 are able to check the arrest warrants online or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to the Jefferson County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates are always changing, so double check the Richmond Police Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Richmond 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 Richmond Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 740-765-5372 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 Richmond Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, 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 sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Richmond Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 740-765-5372

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of 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 Richmond Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t 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 phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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