Washington Police Jail

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The Washington Police Jail is located at 5 Halfmoon Pond Road in Washington, NH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Washington Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Washington Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Washington Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

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Who’s In Jail

The Washington Police Jail Inmate List is a list of people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. You can get info on anybody arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find the information fast if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Washington Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Washington Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you must answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get released. It also depends on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Washington Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Washington Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Every visitor will be required to provide identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so we suggest that you call the facility at 603-495-3294 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Washington Police Jail you must first be added to their visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Washington Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 under the age of 18 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 Washington Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Sullivan County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file containing a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Sullivan County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Washington Police Jail can change at any time, so you should review the Washington Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Washington 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 Washington Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 603-495-3294 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 Washington Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Washington Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 603-495-3294

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Washington Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 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 Washington Police Jail, click the link below.

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