Somerset Police Jail

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The Somerset Police Jail is located at 400 East Mount Vernon Street in Somerset, KY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Somerset Police Department.

This site will tell you info about everything related to the Somerset Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Pulaski County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Somerset Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Somerset Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who are in jail, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get the same information about anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information faster if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Somerset Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Somerset Police Jail includes the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you must answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you use the phone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. It also can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, 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 release date, you should plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Somerset Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list each visitor’s name to the Somerset Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the facility at 606-678-5176 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Somerset Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved 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 at Somerset Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 old 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 Somerset Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Somerset 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Pulaski County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Pulaski County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file containing a court docket and all documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records on the website, or at the Pulaski County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Somerset Police Jail are always changing, so check the Somerset Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Somerset 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 Somerset Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 606-678-5176 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 Somerset Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items 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 Somerset Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Somerset Police Jail phone number is: 606-678-5176

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Somerset Police Jail. The rates 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 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 calling 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility 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 Somerset Police Jail, click the link below.

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