Etna Police Jail

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The Etna Police Jail is located at 448 Main Street in Etna, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Etna Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything related to the Etna Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Etna Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Siskiyou County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give info that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that would help others would be much appreciated.

Etna Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Etna Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info for anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Etna Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Etna Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you will answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, 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 wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get let go. It also can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Etna Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Etna Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Etna Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the official Etna Police Jail at 530-467-3400 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Etna Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Etna Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to 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 Etna Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Etna 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 Etna 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 Etna 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 for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you 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, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at the Siskiyou County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Etna Police Jail could change, so be sure to visit the Etna Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Etna 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 Etna Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 530-467-3400 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 Etna Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, 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 commissary account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Etna Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail 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 inmates 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 phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 530-467-3400

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Etna 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 calling 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 will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail 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 Etna Police Jail, click the link below.

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