Forest Police Jail

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The Forest Police Jail is located at 211 West Lima Street in Forest, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Forest Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Forest Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that might help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Forest Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Forest Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information on anyone processed or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their arrest information quicker if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Forest Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Forest Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some basic questions, such as your full name, address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. It also depends on if you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Forest Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Forest Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Forest Police Jail at 419-273-2552 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Forest Police Jail you must first be on their visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Forest Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 of age and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Forest Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check court records on the website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, 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 jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and all of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the Hardin County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to the Hardin 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 a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Forest Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so be sure to check the Forest Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Forest 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 Forest Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 419-273-2552 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 Forest Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably 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 inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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 Forest Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 419-273-2552

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Forest Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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