Petersham Police Jail

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The Petersham Police Jail is located at 15 East Street in Petersham, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Petersham Police Station.

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

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Petersham Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Petersham Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get info for anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate their arrest information more quickly if you have their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Petersham Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer a number of questions, such as your full name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail can take between 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge must determine the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Petersham Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s full name to the Petersham Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitation log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will have to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 978-724-3330 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Petersham Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Petersham Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Petersham Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Petersham 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 Petersham 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 Petersham 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access court records on the Worcester County court website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know 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 a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file containing a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records on their website, or at the Worcester County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Worcester County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, 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 theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Petersham Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you review the Petersham Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Petersham 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 Petersham Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 978-724-3330 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 Petersham Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want 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 buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Petersham Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: 978-724-3330

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 how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Petersham Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 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 so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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