Methuen Police Jail

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The Methuen Police Jail is located at 90 Hampshire Street in Methuen, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Methuen Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Methuen Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Methuen Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Essex County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that would help others is appreciated.

Methuen Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Methuen Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get the same information for anyone booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Methuen Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Methuen Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer some questions, like what is your full name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get released. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, you should expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Methuen Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Methuen Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go into a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the official Methuen Police Jail at 978-794-3245 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Methuen Police Jail you have to be on their approved 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 cellphones are allowed at Methuen Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain 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 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Methuen Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Methuen 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 Methuen 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 Methuen 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 can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Essex County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know 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 possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and any documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history 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 crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Methuen Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you check the Methuen Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Methuen 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 Methuen Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 978-794-3245 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 Methuen Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use 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 the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Methuen Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

The Methuen Police Jail phone number is: 978-794-3245

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from 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 Methuen 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 facility has set their 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 Methuen Police Jail, click the link below.

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