Kenilworth Police Jail

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The Kenilworth Police Jail is located at 567 Kenilworth Boulevard in Kenilworth, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Kenilworth Police Department.

This site tells you info about anything you might want to know about the Kenilworth Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you advice and information you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that might help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Kenilworth Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Kenilworth Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information about anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate their inmate information more quickly if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Kenilworth Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Kenilworth Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You must answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call 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, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be released. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate must decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Kenilworth Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name to the Kenilworth Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Kenilworth Police Jail at 908-276-1700 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Kenilworth Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Kenilworth Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 Kenilworth Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Kenilworth 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 Kenilworth 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 Kenilworth 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 might have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in your court case. You can access court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Union County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or 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 rules for sending money to Kenilworth Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so be sure to double check the Kenilworth Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Kenilworth 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 Kenilworth Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 908-276-1700 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 Kenilworth Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from 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 purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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 Kenilworth Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically pricier 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 bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Kenilworth Police Jail phone number is: 908-276-1700

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Kenilworth Police Jail. The prices 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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