Rock Springs Police Jail

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The Rock Springs Police Jail is located at 221 C Street in Rock Springs, WY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Rock Springs Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Rock Springs Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Rock Springs Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Sweetwater County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Rock Springs Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rock Springs Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. You can also get the same information for anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Rock Springs Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Rock Springs Police Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer some basic questions, like your full legal 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 number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge must figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Rock Springs Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Rock Springs Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitors log as an approved visitor. All visitors will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Rock Springs Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Rock Springs Police Jail at 307-352-1581 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Rock Springs Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Rock Springs Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain 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 under the age of 18 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 old and is not a family member of 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 Rock Springs Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs 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 for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Sweetwater County jail website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a docket and all filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates change frequently, so check the Rock Springs Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 307-352-1581 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 Rock Springs Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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 Rock Springs Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are usually more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Rock Springs Police Jail phone number is: 307-352-1581

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Rock Springs Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 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. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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