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Elysburg Police Jail Information

Address

Elysburg Police Jail
206 South Market Street
Elysburg, PA 17824

Phone Number

Phone: 570-672-9892

The Elysburg Police Jail is located at 206 South Market Street in Elysburg, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ralpho Township Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Elysburg Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and also any tips or comments that might help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Elysburg Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that has gone to jail and want to contact them? Do you know someone that has been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

In order to find out who’s in jail at the Elysburg Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Elysburg Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. You can also get information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Elysburg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Elysburg Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

You have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you have a cash bond amount or if a judge must decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Elysburg Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide information about each visitor to the Elysburg Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Elysburg Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 570-672-9892 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Elysburg Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Elysburg Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not 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 old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Elysburg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Elysburg 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Elysburg Police Jail is:

Elysburg Police Jail
206 South Market Street
Elysburg, PA 17824

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Elysburg Police Jail
206 South Market Street
Elysburg, PA 17824

The inmate mail policy at the Elysburg Police Jail changes often, so be sure to check the official Elysburg Police Jail site before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Elysburg 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 Elysburg 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access court records on the Northumberland County court website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Elysburg Police Jail is likely to change, so be sure to check the Elysburg Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Elysburg 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 Elysburg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-672-9892 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 inmateâ€™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 Elysburg Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Elysburg Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or totally denied.

The Elysburg Police Jail phone number is: 570-672-9892

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make 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 Elysburg Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 state prisons and local 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 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 has set their phone 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 Elysburg Police Jail, click the link below.

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