Russell Police Jail

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The Russell Police Jail is located at 420 Ferry Street in Russell, KY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Russell Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Russell Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Russell Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and tips that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Russell Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Russell Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get information for anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get the information faster if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Russell Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Russell Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

First you must answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to get released in the morning.

Russell Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Russell Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go into the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Russell Police Jail are always changing, so it would be wise to call the official Russell Police Jail at 606-836-3822 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Russell Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Russell Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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 magazines to an inmate at the Russell Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Russell 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 Russell 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 Russell 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, you can find out by checking the court records on the Greenup County court website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Greenup County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a court docket and any filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the Greenup County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Russell Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so be sure to visit the Russell Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Russell 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 Russell Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 606-836-3822 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 Russell Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Russell Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 606-836-3822

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 how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Russell Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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