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Bally Police Jail Information

Address

Bally Police Jail
425 Chestnut Street
Bally, PA 19503

Phone Number

Phone Number: 610-845-2400

The Bally Police Jail is located at 425 Chestnut Street in Bally, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bally Borough Police Department.

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

Introduction

This guide is designed to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Bally Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and don’t know how to find them? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you don’t know how to find them?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Bally Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bally Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find information on anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Bally Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Bally Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

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

You will be allowed to make a phone call to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Bally Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Bally Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered in the visitation log as an approved visitor. All visitors has to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Bally Police Jail change often, so call the official Bally Police Jail at 610-845-2400 before you go.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Bally Police Jail you must be added to their visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Bally Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 under the age of 18 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 Bally Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bally 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.

Mailing Address

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Bally Police Jail is:

Bally Police Jail
425 Chestnut Street
Bally, PA 19503

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Bally Police Jail
425 Chestnut Street
Bally, PA 19503

The Bally Police Jail inmate mail policy changes often, so be sure to check the site when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Bally 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 Bally 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding 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, as well as their arrest date, contact the Berks County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at the Berks County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Bally Police Jail inmates might change, so you should check the Bally Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bally 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 Bally Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 610-845-2400 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 inmateâ€™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 Bally Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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 Bally Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should 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 and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden completely.

The Bally Police Jail phone number is: 610-845-2400

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Bally Police Jail. The prices 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 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 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. 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 these cases, the jail has set their inmate 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 Bally Police Jail, click the link below.

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