Newtown Police Jail

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The Newtown Police Jail is located at 3 Main Street in Newtown, CT and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Newtown Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Newtown Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Newtown Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the advice and 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 also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Newtown Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Newtown Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people currently in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also find the same information for anybody booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Newtown Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Newtown Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will answer a number of questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process can take between 30 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to be discharged in the morning.

Newtown Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Newtown Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go in the log for the inmate. Every visitor must provide identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Newtown Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the official Newtown Police Jail at 203-426-5841 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Newtown Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Newtown Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Newtown Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Newtown 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 Newtown 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 Newtown 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 for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Fairfield County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s 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, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Fairfield County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Newtown Police Jail inmates could change, so we suggest that you visit the Newtown Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Newtown 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 Newtown Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 203-426-5841 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 Newtown Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, 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 enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

All phone calls from the Newtown Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 203-426-5841

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 how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Newtown Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 finding 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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