Saint Joseph Police Jail

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The Saint Joseph Police Jail is located at 6601 North Belt Highway in Saint Joseph, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Country Club Village Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything related to the Saint Joseph Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Saint Joseph Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and tips you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Saint Joseph Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Saint Joseph Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find information for anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Saint Joseph Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Saint Joseph Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will 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 be allowed to use the telephone to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, expect to get released in the morning.

Saint Joseph Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Saint Joseph Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put in the visitation log for the inmate. Every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Saint Joseph Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at 816-232-4621 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Saint Joseph Police Jail you must be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Saint Joseph Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually 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, 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 Saint Joseph Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph 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, you can access court records on the Andrew County jail website or you can 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 the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file containing a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to the Andrew County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Saint Joseph Police Jail inmates might change, so we suggest that you review the Saint Joseph Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 816-232-4621 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 Saint Joseph Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably 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 products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their 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

The only phone calls that Saint Joseph Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

The Saint Joseph Police Jail phone number is: 816-232-4621

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Saint Joseph Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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