Niantic Police Jail

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The Niantic Police Jail is located at 278 Main Street in Niantic, CT and is a medium security police department jail operated by the East Lyme Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Niantic Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Niantic Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find New London County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and also any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Niantic Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Niantic Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get info about anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information faster if you have their name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Niantic Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Niantic Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the telephone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process will take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, it will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Niantic Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Niantic Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the log as an approved visitor. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so make sure that you call the jail at 860-739-7007 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Niantic Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’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 or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Niantic Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 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 Niantic Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Niantic 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 Niantic 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 Niantic 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the New London County court website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the New London County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug Possession, 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 money to Niantic Police Jail jail inmates might change, so be sure to review the Niantic Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Niantic 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 Niantic Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 860-739-7007 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 Niantic 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 daily, 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 enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Niantic Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Niantic Police Jail phone number is: 860-739-7007

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money 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 Niantic Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t 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 facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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