Saint Paul Police Jail

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The Saint Paul Police Jail is located at 16531 Russell Street in Saint Paul, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Saint Paul Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Saint Paul Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Saint Paul Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to others is welcome.

Saint Paul Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Saint Paul Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find information on anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Saint Paul Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Saint Paul Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the phone in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged will take from 15 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Saint Paul Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Saint Paul Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go into a log of visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the official Saint Paul Police Jail at 276-762-5022 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Saint Paul Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Saint Paul Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 Saint Paul Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Saint Paul 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 Saint Paul 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 Saint Paul 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Wise County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Wise County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to 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 a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Saint Paul Police Jail inmates can change at any time, so be sure to visit the Saint Paul Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Saint Paul 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 Saint Paul Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 276-762-5022 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 Saint Paul Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as 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 Saint Paul Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to 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 break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Saint Paul Police Jail phone number is: 276-762-5022

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Saint Paul Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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