Salida Police Jail

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The Salida Police Jail is located at 125 East 3Rd Street in Salida, CO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Salida Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Salida Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Salida Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you info that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Salida Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Salida Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info about anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Salida Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

The first step is that you have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call in order to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Salida Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide each visitor’s name to the Salida Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors must provide identification. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the facility at 719-539-6880 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Salida Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s approved 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 cellphones at Salida Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Salida Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Salida 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 Salida 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 Salida 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants online or you can call the jail. You have to have their 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 will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Chaffee County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket and any filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Salida Police Jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to review the Salida Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Salida 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 Salida Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 719-539-6880 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 Salida Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear 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 an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Salida Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive 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 every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Salida Police Jail phone number is: 719-539-6880

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Salida Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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