Swampscott Police Jail

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The Swampscott Police Jail is located at 86 Burrill Street in Swampscott, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Swampscott Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Swampscott Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Swampscott Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Essex County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the info that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Swampscott Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Swampscott Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get info about anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find the information faster if you’ve got their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Swampscott Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Swampscott Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the telephone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail may take between 10 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will be released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Swampscott Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give information about each visitor to the Swampscott Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Swampscott Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the facility at 781-595-1111 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Swampscott Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Swampscott Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Swampscott Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Swampscott 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 Swampscott 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 Swampscott 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 can access arrest warrants on the Essex County jail website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file containing a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Essex County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Swampscott Police Jail can change at any time, so it would be best to check the Swampscott Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Swampscott 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 Swampscott Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 781-595-1111 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 Swampscott Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need 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 the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Swampscott Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are a lot more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls might get cut back or totally denied.

Phone Number: 781-595-1111

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Swampscott 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 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 figuring out 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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