Williamsburg Police Jail

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The Williamsburg Police Jail is located at 555 East Street in Williamsburg, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Goshen Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Williamsburg Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Williamsburg Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Williamsburg Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find the same information on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get their inmate information faster if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Williamsburg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Williamsburg Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to decide on the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Williamsburg Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Williamsburg Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so you should call the official Williamsburg Police Jail at 413-268-3116 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Williamsburg Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Williamsburg Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on 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 under the age of 18 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 magazines to an inmate at the Williamsburg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check court records on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Hampshire County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a court docket and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Williamsburg Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so it would be best to double check the Williamsburg Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 413-268-3116 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 Williamsburg Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

All phone calls from the Williamsburg Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden completely.

The Williamsburg Police Jail phone number is: 413-268-3116

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Williamsburg Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 figuring 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 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 will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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