New Martinsville Police Jail

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The New Martinsville Police Jail is located at 193 Main Street in New Martinsville, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the New Martinsville Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the New Martinsville Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the New Martinsville Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to others would be welcome.

New Martinsville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The New Martinsville Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find the same information on anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find the information more quickly if you enter their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

New Martinsville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the New Martinsville Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge must determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

New Martinsville Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list information about each visitor to the New Martinsville Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will be required to provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

The New Martinsville Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 304-455-9100 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the New Martinsville Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at New Martinsville Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 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 New Martinsville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the New Martinsville 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 New Martinsville 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 New Martinsville 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 inquiry online or call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a court docket and any filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to county 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 totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the New Martinsville Police Jail can change at any time, so review the New Martinsville Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at New Martinsville 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 New Martinsville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-455-9100 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 New Martinsville Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the New Martinsville Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 304-455-9100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 New Martinsville Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call 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 New Martinsville Police Jail, click the link below.

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