Putnam Police Jail

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The Putnam Police Jail is located at 189 Church Street in Putnam, CT and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Putnam Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything you might want to know about the Putnam Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Putnam Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Putnam Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get info on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Putnam Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Putnam Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the telephone to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you have a cash bond or if a magistrate has to figure out the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should expect to get released that morning.

Putnam Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Putnam Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put in a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so call the jail at 860-928-6565 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Putnam Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Putnam Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Putnam Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Putnam 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is a 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 Windham County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Putnam Police Jail might change, so you should check the Putnam Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Putnam 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 Putnam Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 860-928-6565 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 Putnam Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Putnam Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 860-928-6565

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Putnam Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails finding 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone 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 Putnam Police Jail, click the link below.

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