Kensington Police Jail

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The Kensington Police Jail is located at 95 Amesbury Road in Kensington, NH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Kensington Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Kensington Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Kensington Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give advice and information you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Kensington Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Kensington Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including status, and visiting schedule. You can get info about anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Kensington Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a number of questions, such as your full name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process may take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate must decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Kensington Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list each visitor’s full name to the Kensington Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Kensington Police Jail change often, so make sure that you call the official Kensington Police Jail at 603-772-2929 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Kensington Police Jail you must be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Kensington Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Kensington Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Kensington 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 Kensington 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 Kensington 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access court records on the Rockingham County court website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the Rockingham County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Rockingham County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Kensington Police Jail inmates change frequently, so it would be best to double check the Kensington Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Kensington 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 Kensington Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 603-772-2929 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 Kensington Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need 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 an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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 Kensington Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 603-772-2929

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Kensington Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 state prisons and local 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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