Harrison Police Jail

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The Harrison Police Jail is located at 318 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Harrison Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Harrison Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Harrison Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Harrison Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Harrison Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find info about anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information faster if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Harrison Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Harrison Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You will answer some simple questions, like your legal name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process may take from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to determine the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Harrison Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide information about each visitor to the Harrison Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will have to provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the official Harrison Police Jail at 973-483-4100 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Harrison Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Harrison Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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 Harrison Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison 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 are able to check the arrest warrants online or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear 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 name, and their arrest date, contact the Hudson County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that includes a court docket and any of the documents filed in the court case. You can access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Harrison Police Jail can change at any time, so it would be best to double check the Harrison Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Harrison 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 Harrison Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 973-483-4100 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 Harrison Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products like 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 Harrison Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 973-483-4100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Harrison Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 is an expert in keeping up 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 any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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