Brisbane Police Jail

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The Brisbane Police Jail is located at 50 Park Place in Brisbane, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Brisbane Police Department.

This guide tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Brisbane Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Brisbane Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Brisbane Police Jail Inmate List is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get the information faster if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Brisbane Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Brisbane Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

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

You will be allowed to use the phone to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process may take between 30 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. It also will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge must decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Brisbane Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Brisbane Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put in the log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 415-508-2170 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Brisbane Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Brisbane Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not 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 related to 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Brisbane Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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 an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file containing a court docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to the San Mateo County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Brisbane Police Jail change frequently, so you should visit the Brisbane Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Brisbane 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 Brisbane Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 415-508-2170 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 Brisbane Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely 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 inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These items 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 Brisbane Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 415-508-2170

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Brisbane 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring 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 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Brisbane Police Jail, click the link below.

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