Sayre Police Jail

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The Sayre Police Jail is located at 45 Herrick Avenue in Sayre, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Athens Township Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything you might want to know about the Sayre Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Sayre Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sayre Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who are in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. You can also get info for anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their inmate information more quickly if you enter their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Sayre Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Sayre 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.

First you must answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, it can depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Sayre Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Sayre Police Jail in advance. This information will be put into a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Sayre Police Jail frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Sayre Police Jail at 570-888-2200 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Sayre Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Sayre Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they must 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Sayre Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sayre 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 Sayre 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 Sayre 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Bradford County jail website or call the jail. You have to have the person’s 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 a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Bradford County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that contains a court docket and all filings and documents filed in your case. You can access court records on their website, or at the Bradford County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive 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 any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail are always changing, so we suggest that you review the Sayre Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sayre 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 Sayre Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-888-2200 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 Sayre Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use 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 the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Sayre Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get cut back or totally denied.

The Sayre Police Jail phone number is: 570-888-2200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Sayre 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning 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 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 circumstances 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 these cases, the facility has set their 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 Sayre Police Jail, click the link below.

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