East Haven Police Jail

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The East Haven Police Jail is located at 471 North High Street in East Haven, CT and is a medium security police department jail operated by the East Haven Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the East Haven Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find New Haven County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information that you’ll need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

East Haven Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The East Haven Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find the same information for anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get the information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

East Haven Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the East Haven Police Jail includes each of these steps:

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

First, you have to answer some questions, like your legal name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you make a telephone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take between 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, expect to be released between 9am and noon.

East Haven Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the East Haven Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so make sure that you call the jail at 203-468-3214 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the East Haven Police Jail you have to first be on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at East Haven Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 East Haven Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the East Haven 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 East Haven 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 East Haven 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or call the court. This requires a 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 a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to East Haven Police Jail jail inmates could change, so we suggest that you double check the East Haven Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at East Haven 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 East Haven Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 203-468-3214 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 East Haven Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the East Haven Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 203-468-3214

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 East Haven Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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