Ann Arbor Police Jail

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The Ann Arbor Police Jail is located at 100 North Fifth Avenue in Ann Arbor, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the City Of Ann Arbor Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Ann Arbor Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Ann Arbor Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Ann Arbor Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ann Arbor Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find information for anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get their arrest information quicker if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Ann Arbor Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Ann Arbor Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to get released in the morning.

Ann Arbor Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Ann Arbor Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered into the visitation log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Ann Arbor Police Jail at 734-994-2848 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Ann Arbor Police Jail you must first be on their visitation list.

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

No phones at Ann Arbor Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. 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, 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 magazines to an inmate at the Ann Arbor Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Washtenaw County jail website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to the Washtenaw County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so be sure to visit the Ann Arbor Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 734-994-2848 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 Ann Arbor Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want 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 sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Ann Arbor Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: 734-994-2848

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Ann Arbor Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding out 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 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 money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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