Hinton Police Jail

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The Hinton Police Jail is located at 322 Summers Street in Hinton, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hinton Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Hinton Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you’ll need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Hinton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hinton Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who are in jail, including current status, and visiting schedule. You can also get info on anyone who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Hinton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First you will answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you 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 jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process may take between 30 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will be released. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Hinton Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide information about each visitor to the Hinton Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will go in a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the official Hinton Police Jail at 304-466-4657 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No mobile phones at Hinton Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally 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, 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 Hinton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hinton 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 Hinton 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 Hinton 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 can check arrest warrants on the Summers County court website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a court docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it 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 find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you visit the Hinton Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hinton 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 Hinton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-466-4657 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 Hinton Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want 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 inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Hinton Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 304-466-4657

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Hinton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 figuring out 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 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 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 these cases, the facility 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 Hinton Police Jail, click the link below.

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