Rainier Police Jail

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The Rainier Police Jail is located at 106 West B Street in Rainier, OR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Rainier City Police Department City Hall.

This site tells you all the information about anything related to the Rainier Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Columbia County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any comments or feedback that might help others will be appreciated.

Rainier Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rainier Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people currently in custody, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. You can get information about anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information faster if you enter the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Rainier Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Rainier Police Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

You must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, you should plan to be released that morning.

Rainier Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Rainier Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Rainier Police Jail frequently change, so you should call the facility at 503-556-3644 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Rainier Police Jail you must first be on their visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Rainier Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Rainier Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rainier 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 Rainier 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 Rainier 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, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket and any documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the Columbia County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Columbia County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Rainier Police Jail inmates could change, so review the Rainier Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rainier 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 Rainier Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 503-556-3644 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 Rainier Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use 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 products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Rainier Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

The Rainier Police Jail phone number is: 503-556-3644

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 they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all of the 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 Rainier Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. In some cases, we won’t 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 so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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