Hancock Police Jail

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The Hancock Police Jail is located at 3650 Hancock Road in Hancock, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hancock Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Hancock Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Hancock Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Hancock Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hancock Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get information about anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Hancock Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Hancock Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a telephone call to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, it depends on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Hancock Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Hancock Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Hancock Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Hancock Police Jail at 413-738-5225 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Hancock Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Hancock Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Hancock Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that contains a docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access your court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive 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 crimes, which include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates might change, so we suggest that you review the Hancock Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hancock 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 Hancock Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 413-738-5225 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 Hancock Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Hancock Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Hancock Police Jail phone number is: 413-738-5225

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all inmate phone calls 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 Hancock 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 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not 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 has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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