Lowville Police Jail

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The Lowville Police Jail is located at 5402 Dayan Street in Lowville, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lowville Village Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything related to the Lowville Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Lowville Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the advice and information you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Lowville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lowville Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people currently in custody, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information on anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Lowville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Lowville Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a judge still needs to determine the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, you should plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Lowville Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Lowville Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into the log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Lowville Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 315-376-6511 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Lowville Police Jail you must be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Lowville Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Lowville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lowville 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 Lowville 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 Lowville 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Lewis County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the Lewis County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Lowville Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so you should review the Lowville Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lowville 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 Lowville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 315-376-6511 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 Lowville Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember 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 items that the inmate can purchase if they have money 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

All phone calls from the Lowville Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

The Lowville Police Jail phone number is: 315-376-6511

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Lowville 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 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 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where 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 jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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