Pine Grove Police Jail

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The Pine Grove Police Jail is located at 1 Snyder Avenue in Pine Grove, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Pine Grove Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything related to the Pine Grove Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Pine Grove Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Pine Grove Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pine Grove Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get the same information about anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get the information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Pine Grove Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Pine Grove Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You must answer some questions, like your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to make a phone call to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, it will depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Pine Grove Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Pine Grove Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be entered in a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Pine Grove Police Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the jail at 570-345-8100 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Pine Grove Police Jail you must first be added to this person’s visitation list.

Make 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 cellphones at Pine Grove Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Pine Grove Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you double check the Pine Grove Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 570-345-8100 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 Pine Grove 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 probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Pine Grove Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 570-345-8100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Pine Grove Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 finding out how to decrease 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 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 cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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