Whitehouse Station Police Jail

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The Whitehouse Station Police Jail is located at 507 County Road 523 in Whitehouse Station, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Readington Township Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Whitehouse Station Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information 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, and any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Whitehouse Station Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Whitehouse Station Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get information on anyone arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Whitehouse Station Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Whitehouse Station Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer some questions, such as your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you 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, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged. It also depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge still needs to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, expect to get released in the morning.

Whitehouse Station Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s full name to the Whitehouse Station Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the facility at 908-534-4031 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Whitehouse Station Police Jail you must be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Whitehouse Station Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Whitehouse Station Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Whitehouse Station 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 Whitehouse Station 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 Whitehouse Station 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 court records on the Hunterdon County court website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the Hunterdon County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to the Hunterdon County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you review the Whitehouse Station Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Whitehouse Station 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 Whitehouse Station Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 908-534-4031 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 Whitehouse Station Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Whitehouse Station Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Whitehouse Station Police Jail phone number is: 908-534-4031

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly 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 off of all of the 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 Whitehouse Station Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease 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 calling 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 circumstances where we won’t 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 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 Whitehouse Station Police Jail, click the link below.

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