Leonia Police Jail

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The Leonia Police Jail is located at 227 Fort Lee Road in Leonia, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Leonia Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Leonia Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Bergen County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and tips you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Leonia Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Leonia Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get info about anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Leonia Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First you will have to answer some questions, such as what is your full name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able 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

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. This process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be discharged that morning.

Leonia Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Leonia Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be put in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Leonia Police Jail frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Leonia Police Jail at 201-944-0800 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Leonia Police Jail you must first be on this person’s approved 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 cellphones at Leonia Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be 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 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 Leonia Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Leonia 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 Leonia 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 Leonia 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Bergen County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates are always changing, so you should visit the Leonia Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Leonia 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 Leonia Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 201-944-0800 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 Leonia Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want 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 an assortment of different items that the inmate 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 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

All phone calls from the Leonia Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 201-944-0800

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Leonia 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to lower 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 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. In some cases, we will not 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 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 Leonia Police Jail, click the link below.

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