West Bloomfield Police Jail

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The West Bloomfield Police Jail is located at 4530 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Bloomfield Township Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything you might want to know about the West Bloomfield Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the West Bloomfield Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the info that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

West Bloomfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Bloomfield Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find info on anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get the information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

West Bloomfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the West Bloomfield Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

First you will answer some simple questions, like your full legal name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you have a bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

West Bloomfield Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the West Bloomfield Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be entered into a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the official West Bloomfield Police Jail at 248-975-9200 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the West Bloomfield Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at West Bloomfield Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If a 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the West Bloomfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Bloomfield 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 West Bloomfield 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 West Bloomfield 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 access arrest warrants online or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Oakland County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the West Bloomfield Police Jail could change, so be sure to double check the West Bloomfield Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Bloomfield 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 West Bloomfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 248-975-9200 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 West Bloomfield Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items 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 West Bloomfield Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

The West Bloomfield Police Jail phone number is: 248-975-9200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 West Bloomfield Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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