Bloomingdale Police Jail

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The Bloomingdale Police Jail is located at 101 East Steubenville Street in Bloomingdale, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bloomingdale Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Bloomingdale Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Jefferson County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Bloomingdale Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bloomingdale Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. You can find info for anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate the information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Bloomingdale Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Bloomingdale Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

First, you will answer a number of questions, such as your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to call 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 get to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. It also depends on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge needs to figure out the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Bloomingdale Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Bloomingdale Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Bloomingdale Police Jail frequently change, so you should call the jail at 740-944-1623 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Bloomingdale Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Bloomingdale Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Bloomingdale Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale 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 check the court records online or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Jefferson County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Bloomingdale Police Jail jail inmates might change, so you should double check the Bloomingdale Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 740-944-1623 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 Bloomingdale Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their 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

The only phone calls that Bloomingdale Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Bloomingdale Police Jail phone number is: 740-944-1623

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all 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 Bloomingdale Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 can be 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. 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 call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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