Keyser Police Jail

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The Keyser Police Jail is located at 111 North Davis Street in Keyser, WV and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Keyser City Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Keyser Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and tips you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Keyser Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Keyser Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get the same information on anyone booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Keyser Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Keyser Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You will answer some questions, like what is your full name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. It also will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge has to decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Keyser Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give information about each visitor to the Keyser Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered into a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Keyser Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so you should call the facility at 304-788-1311 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Keyser Police Jail you have to 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 with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Keyser Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Keyser Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Keyser 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 Keyser 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 Keyser 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Mineral County court website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Mineral County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail is likely to change, so be sure to review the Keyser Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Keyser 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 Keyser Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 304-788-1311 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 Keyser Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need 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 purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products including 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 Keyser Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 304-788-1311

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 get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Keyser Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly 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 any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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