Cambridge City Police Jail

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The Cambridge City Police Jail is located at 127 North Foote Street in Cambridge City, IN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cambridge City Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Cambridge City Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Cambridge City Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Cambridge City Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cambridge City Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get the information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Cambridge City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

You will answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Cambridge City Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Cambridge City Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Cambridge City Police Jail are always changing, so call the jail at 765-478-1231 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Cambridge City Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Cambridge City Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If the 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 under the age of 18 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 Cambridge City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cambridge City 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 Cambridge City 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 Cambridge City 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the Wayne County court website or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you 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, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to the Wayne County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Cambridge City Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so be sure to review the Cambridge City Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cambridge City 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 Cambridge City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 765-478-1231 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 Cambridge City Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection 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 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

All phone calls from the Cambridge City Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are a lot 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 you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

The Cambridge City Police Jail phone number is: 765-478-1231

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Cambridge City Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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