Waynesboro Police Jail

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The Waynesboro Police Jail is located at 250 South Wayne Avenue in Waynesboro, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Waynesboro Police Department.

This site will tell you info about everything related to the Waynesboro Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give info that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Waynesboro Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Waynesboro Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find the same information about anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Waynesboro Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Waynesboro Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you have to answer some questions, such as your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process can take between 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get released. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge needs to determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Waynesboro Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Waynesboro Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Waynesboro Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 540-942-6675 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Waynesboro Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 without it.

No cellphones at Waynesboro Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 magazines to an inmate at the Waynesboro Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants online or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to county 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 entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail could change, so you should double check the Waynesboro Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 540-942-6675 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 Waynesboro Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like 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 purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Waynesboro Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Waynesboro Police Jail phone number is: 540-942-6675

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Waynesboro 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 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 won’t 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 call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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