Groton Police Jail

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The Groton Police Jail is located at 99 Pleasant Street in Groton, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Groton Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Groton Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Groton Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Middlesex County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and advice that you’ll need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Groton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Groton Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information on anyone who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their inmate information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Groton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Groton Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

The first step is that you will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call 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 be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a judge has to determine your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Groton Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Groton Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered in the log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the official Groton Police Jail at 978-448-5555 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Groton Police Jail you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Groton Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Groton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Groton 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 Groton 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 Groton 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 check the arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Middlesex County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at the Middlesex County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, 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 rules for sending funds to inmates at the Groton Police Jail can change at any time, so be sure to check the Groton Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Groton 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 Groton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 978-448-5555 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 Groton Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind 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 money in their trust 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Groton Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Groton Police Jail phone number is: 978-448-5555

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Groton Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease 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 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. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Groton Police Jail, click the link below.

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