Port William Police Jail

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The Port William Police Jail is located at 227 Main Street in Port William, OH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Port William Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Port William Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Port William Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Clinton County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Port William Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Port William Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can get the same information about anyone processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find the information quicker if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Port William Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Port William Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

First you have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must determine the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get released in the morning.

Port William Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Port William Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the official Port William Police Jail at 937-486-2677 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Port William Police Jail you must first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Port William Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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, 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 Port William Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Port William 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 William 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 William 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 are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Clinton County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is in the 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 any filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Clinton County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or 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 entirely, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail are always changing, so we suggest that you visit the Port William Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Port William 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 William Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 937-486-2677 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 William Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. 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 items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Port William Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically 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 inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Port William Police Jail phone number is: 937-486-2677

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from 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 Port William 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 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 figuring out 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 Port William Police Jail, click the link below.

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