Hanover Police Jail

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The Hanover Police Jail is located at 129 Rockland Street in Hanover, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hanover Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Hanover Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Hanover 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 give 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 in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Hanover Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hanover Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get the same information on anyone arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate the information more quickly if you have their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Hanover Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Hanover Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

The first step is that you must answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get let go. It also might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get released in the morning.

Hanover Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Hanover Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Hanover Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 781-826-3231 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Hanover Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Hanover Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 of age 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 Hanover Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hanover 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 Hanover 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 Hanover 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Plymouth County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Plymouth County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, 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 completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, 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 procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Hanover Police Jail are always changing, so visit the Hanover Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hanover 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 Hanover Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 781-826-3231 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 Hanover Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. 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 inmates can buy if they have money 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Hanover Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, 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 ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 781-826-3231

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls 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 Hanover 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to decrease 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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