Moon Township Police Jail

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The Moon Township Police Jail is located at 1000 Beaver Grade Road in Moon Township, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Moon Township Police Department.

This site tells you info about everything related to the Moon Township Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Moon Township Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Allegheny County court records, and everything else.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Moon Township Police Jail
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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Moon Township Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Moon Township Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get information for anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information quicker if you enter their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Moon Township Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Moon Township Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

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

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get released. It also might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the magistrate must determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Moon Township Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Moon Township Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. All visitors must provide proof of identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the jail at 412-262-5000 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Moon Township Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make 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 mobile phones at Moon Township Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 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 Moon Township Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Moon Township 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 Moon Township 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 Moon Township 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 court records on the Allegheny County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Moon Township Police Jail are always changing, so be sure to double check the Moon Township Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Moon Township 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 Moon Township Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 412-262-5000 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 Moon Township Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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 Moon Township 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 a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, 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 might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 412-262-5000

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all 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 Moon Township Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 or prison 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 Moon Township Police Jail, click the link below.

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