Medway Police Jail

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The Medway Police Jail is located at 315 Village Street in Medway, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Medway Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Medway Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Medway Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and tips that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

Medway Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Medway Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information faster if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Medway Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will have to answer some simple questions, such as your full name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Medway Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Medway Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go into the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Medway Police Jail are always changing, so it would be wise to call the official Medway Police Jail at 508-533-3212 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Medway Police Jail you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

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

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Medway Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Medway 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 Medway 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 Medway 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 an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Norfolk County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are 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 like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Medway Police Jail change frequently, so you should double check the Medway Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Medway 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 Medway Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 508-533-3212 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 Medway Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Medway Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 508-533-3212

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Medway Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 learning how to lower 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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