Dayton Police Jail

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The Dayton Police Jail is located at 125 East View Street in Dayton, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Dayton Police Department.

This site tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Dayton Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Dayton Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Dayton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dayton Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get the same information about anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information faster if you’ve got their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Dayton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Dayton Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

First, you must answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge has to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Dayton Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Dayton Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Dayton Police Jail frequently change, so call the jail at 540-879-2161 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Dayton Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Dayton Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 Dayton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dayton 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 Dayton 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 Dayton 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Rockingham County court website or 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. You should know 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 name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can 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 a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Dayton Police Jail inmates can change at any time, so double check the Dayton Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dayton 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 Dayton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 540-879-2161 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 Dayton Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment 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, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Dayton Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Dayton Police Jail phone number is: 540-879-2161

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all 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 Dayton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 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 prisons or jails where we won’t 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 or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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