Dupont Police Jail

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The Dupont Police Jail is located at 600 Chestnut Street in Dupont, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Dupont Borough Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Dupont Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Dupont Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Luzerne County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and advice you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Dupont Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dupont Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also find info about anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information faster if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Dupont Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Dupont Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged takes anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get released. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, expect to be released in the morning.

Dupont Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Dupont Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 570-654-9971 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Dupont Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Dupont Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons under 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 the 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 Dupont Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dupont 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 Dupont 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 Dupont 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Luzerne County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, 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 process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Dupont Police Jail might change, so be sure to visit the Dupont Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dupont 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 Dupont Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-654-9971 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 Dupont Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds 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

The only phone calls that Dupont Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 570-654-9971

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make 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 Dupont 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease 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. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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