Palmyra Police Jail

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The Palmyra Police Jail is located at 857 Jefferson Drive in Palmyra, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lake Monticello Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Palmyra Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Palmyra Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Palmyra Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info on anybody who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Palmyra Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Palmyra Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You have to answer some simple questions, such as your full name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you 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 from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. Also, it depends on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, you should expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Palmyra Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list information about each visitor to the Palmyra Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the jail at 434-589-3215 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Palmyra Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Palmyra Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 a 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Palmyra Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Palmyra 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 Palmyra 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 Palmyra 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 can access court records online or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Fluvanna County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that contains a court docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail change frequently, so it would be best to double check the Palmyra Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Palmyra 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 Palmyra Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 434-589-3215 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 Palmyra Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Palmyra Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, phone privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

The Palmyra Police Jail phone number is: 434-589-3215

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Palmyra Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 learning 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 calling 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 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 Palmyra Police Jail, click the link below.

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