Cohoes Police Jail

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The Cohoes Police Jail is located at 97 Mohawk Street in Cohoes, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cohoes Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Cohoes Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Cohoes Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could help others will be welcome.

Cohoes Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cohoes Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get the same information for anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Cohoes Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Cohoes Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

The first step is that you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. It also depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Cohoes Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list information about each visitor to the Cohoes Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Cohoes Police Jail can change, so make sure that you call the facility at 518-237-5333 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Cohoes Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Cohoes Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 Cohoes Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cohoes 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 Cohoes 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 Cohoes 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Albany County jail website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Albany County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and all filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the Albany County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Albany County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Cohoes Police Jail inmates might change, so check the Cohoes Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cohoes 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 Cohoes Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 518-237-5333 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 Cohoes Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely 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 products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Cohoes Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden.

Phone Number: 518-237-5333

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Cohoes Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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