Port Jefferson Police Jail

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The Port Jefferson Police Jail is located at 100 Spring Street in Port Jefferson, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Port Jefferson Police Department.

This page will tell you info about anything one might want to know about the Port Jefferson Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Shelby County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Port Jefferson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Port Jefferson Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and visiting hours. You can find the same information about anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their inmate information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Port Jefferson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Port Jefferson Police Jail is made up of these steps:

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

First you must answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you have a bond amount or if the judge has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Port Jefferson Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Port Jefferson Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be entered in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Port Jefferson Police Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at 937-492-9652 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Port Jefferson Police Jail you must be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Port Jefferson Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Port Jefferson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Port Jefferson 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 Port Jefferson 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 Port Jefferson 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 access arrest warrants online or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Shelby County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to the Shelby County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail change frequently, so it would be best to review the Port Jefferson Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Port Jefferson 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 Port Jefferson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 937-492-9652 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 Port Jefferson Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These items 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 Port Jefferson Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 937-492-9652

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of 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 Port Jefferson Police Jail. The prices 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 learning how to lower 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money 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 cases like this, the jail or prison has set their 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 Port Jefferson Police Jail, click the link below.

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