Pittsfield Police Jail

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The Pittsfield Police Jail is located at 39 Allen Street in Pittsfield, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Pittsfield Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Pittsfield Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Pittsfield Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Pittsfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pittsfield Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. You can also find information for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Pittsfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you have a cash bond or if a judge still needs to decide on the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Pittsfield Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Pittsfield Police Jail in advance. This information will be put into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Pittsfield Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 413-448-9700 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Pittsfield Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’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 mobile phones at Pittsfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If a 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Pittsfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield 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 for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Berkshire County court website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, 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 Berkshire County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents and filings 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 where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Pittsfield Police Jail are always changing, so be sure to review the Pittsfield Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 413-448-9700 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 Pittsfield Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Pittsfield Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear 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 privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 413-448-9700

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 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 Pittsfield Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease 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 will not 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 Pittsfield Police Jail, click the link below.

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