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Clayton Police Jail Information

Address

Clayton Police Jail
414 Main Street
Clayton, DE 19938

Phone Number

Phone: 302-653-8186

The Clayton Police Jail is located at 414 Main Street in Clayton, DE and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Clayton Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Clayton Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Clayton Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and advice that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Clayton Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend in jail and need to contact them? Do you know someone who’s been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?

To see who is in jail at the Clayton Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Clayton Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. You can find information on anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Clayton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Clayton Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some basic questions, such as your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a phone call in order to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged. It also depends on if you have a cash bond or if a magistrate must decide on how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Clayton Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Clayton Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put in a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at 302-653-8186 before you go to the jail to visit.

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 an inmate at the Clayton Police Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Clayton Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 Clayton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Clayton 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Clayton Police Jail, use this address:

Clayton Police Jail
414 Main Street
Clayton, DE 19938

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Clayton Police Jail
414 Main Street
Clayton, DE 19938

The Clayton Police Jail inmate mail policy changes, so be sure to visit the official website before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Clayton 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 Clayton 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 might have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local 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 know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Kent County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are available 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 on the internet, or at the Kent County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Clayton Police Jail inmates might change, so we suggest that you review the Clayton Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Clayton 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 Clayton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 302-653-8186 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 Clayton Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Clayton Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

The Clayton Police Jail phone number is: 302-653-8186

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from 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 Clayton 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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