Westfield Police Jail

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The Westfield Police Jail is located at 15 Washington Street in Westfield, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Westfield Police Department – Headquarters.

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

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that could be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Westfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Westfield Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can also get the same information about anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you’ve got their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Westfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Westfield Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer some questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to make a telephone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. It also depends on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate must decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Westfield Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Westfield Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures change often, so you should call the jail at 413-562-5411 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Westfield Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Westfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. 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. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Westfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Westfield 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 Westfield 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 Westfield 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 for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a 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 their arrest date, contact the Hampden County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a court docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail change frequently, so you should review the Westfield Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Westfield 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 Westfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 413-562-5411 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 Westfield Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to use 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 the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Westfield Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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 could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 413-562-5411

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services 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 Westfield Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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