Alpine Police Jail

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The Alpine Police Jail is located at 100 Church Street in Alpine, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Borough Of Alpine Police Department.

This page will tell you info about anything one might want to know about the Alpine Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Bergen County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Alpine Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Alpine Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information on anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Alpine Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Alpine Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some questions, like your legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get released. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to get discharged that morning.

Alpine Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Alpine Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will go into the log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor is required to provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Alpine Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 201-768-0881 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Alpine Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

Make 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 Alpine Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Alpine Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Alpine 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 Alpine 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 Alpine 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Bergen County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. 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 have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Bergen County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Alpine Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so be sure to review the Alpine Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Alpine 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 Alpine Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 201-768-0881 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 Alpine 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 most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, 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, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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

The only phone calls that Alpine Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Alpine Police Jail phone number is: 201-768-0881

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts 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 off of 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 Alpine Police Jail. The prices 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 figuring 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 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 Alpine Police Jail, click the link below.

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