Milton Police Jail

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The Milton Police Jail is located at 1 Filbert Street in Milton, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Milton Borough Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Milton Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Milton Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you info you need to make the process easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Milton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Milton Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information on anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Milton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Milton Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You must answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged takes between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, expect to be released in the morning.

Milton Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Milton Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the official Milton Police Jail at 570-742-8757 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Milton Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’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 cellphones at Milton Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain 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 under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 Milton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Milton 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 Milton 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 Milton 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 can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Northumberland County jail, either by phone, go there 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. These records include a case file containing a docket and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Northumberland County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Milton Police Jail jail inmates could change, so be sure to check the Milton Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Milton 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 Milton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-742-8757 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 Milton Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary 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 Milton Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 rules, phone calls could be reduced or totally denied.

The Milton Police Jail phone number is: 570-742-8757

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Milton Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Milton Police Jail, click the link below.

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