Pittsfield Police Jail

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The Pittsfield Police Jail is located at 59 Main Street in Pittsfield, NH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Pittsfield Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Pittsfield Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Pittsfield Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Merrimack County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that might help others will be appreciated.

Pittsfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pittsfield Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find the same information on anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Pittsfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Pittsfield Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you have to answer some questions, such as your legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the phone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere between 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will be freed. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get discharged that morning.

Pittsfield Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Pittsfield Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Pittsfield Police Jail change often, so you should call the official Pittsfield Police Jail at 603-435-7535 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Pittsfield Police Jail you have to first be on their visitation list.

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

No phones at Pittsfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 think you might have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Merrimack County court website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to the Merrimack County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail might change, so we suggest that you visit the Pittsfield Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

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 603-435-7535 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 a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products 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 Pittsfield Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 603-435-7535

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 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 Pittsfield Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 can be 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 significantly 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 rates in a way 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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