Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail

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The Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail is located at 260 North Spring Street in Blythe, CA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Riverside County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and tips you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and any comments or tips that could help others will be much appreciated.

Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail Inmate List is a list of people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information on anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information faster if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process can take between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get released in the morning.

Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide information about each visitor to the Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so make sure that you call the jail at (760) 921-5780 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Riverside County Jail – Blythe 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 Riverside County Jail – Blythe 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 Riverside County Jail – Blythe 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 can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Riverside County court website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Riverside County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail change frequently, so review the Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Riverside County Jail – Blythe 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 Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (760) 921-5780 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 Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, 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 money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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 Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

The Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail phone number is: (760) 921-5780

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility 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 Riverside County Jail – Blythe Jail, click the link below.

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