Goffstown Police Jail

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The Goffstown Police Jail is located at 326 Mast Road in Goffstown, NH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Goffstown Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Goffstown Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that might be a benefit to others would be appreciated.

Goffstown Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Goffstown Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Goffstown Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Goffstown Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

You have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge must decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to get discharged that morning.

Goffstown Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Goffstown Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Each visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so call the facility at 603-497-4858 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Goffstown Police Jail you have to be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Goffstown Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Goffstown Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Goffstown 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 Goffstown 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 Goffstown 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 website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Hillsborough County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all documents filed in the case. You can access court records on the website, or at the Hillsborough County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, 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 process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Goffstown Police Jail might change, so double check the Goffstown Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Goffstown 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 Goffstown Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 603-497-4858 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 Goffstown Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Goffstown Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden.

The Goffstown Police Jail phone number is: 603-497-4858

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make are shared 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 Goffstown 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 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. In some cases, 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 cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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