Hamilton Police Jail

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The Hamilton Police Jail is located at 265 Bay Road in Hamilton, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hamilton Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Hamilton Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Essex County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and any feedback or comments that would help others would be much appreciated.

Hamilton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hamilton Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get information about anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information faster if you enter their full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Hamilton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process can take from 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will be freed. Also, it can depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a judge must figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, you should expect to get released that morning.

Hamilton Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Hamilton Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Hamilton Police Jail can change, so make sure that you call the jail at 978-468-1212 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Hamilton Police Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Hamilton Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Hamilton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Essex County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Essex County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the Essex County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to the Essex County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail can change at any time, so be sure to review the Hamilton Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hamilton 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 Hamilton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 978-468-1212 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 Hamilton Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Hamilton Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 978-468-1212

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Hamilton 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 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 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 a lot of money 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 these cases, the facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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