War Police Jail

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The War Police Jail is located at 11701 South State Highway 16 in War, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the War Police Department.

This page will tell you info about everything related to the War Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the War Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

War Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The War Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find information for anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

War Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the War Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and 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 think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take from 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get released. It also might depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate must figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

War Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list information about each visitor to the War Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put in a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the jail at 304-875-2213 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the War Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at War Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually 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, the minor 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 magazines to an inmate at the War Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the War 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 War 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 War 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 arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Mcdowell County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the War Police Jail is likely to change, so be sure to check the War Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at War 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 War Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-875-2213 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 War Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust 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 War Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 304-875-2213

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 War Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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