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Dover Police Jail Information

Address

Dover Police Jail
3 Walpole Street
Dover, MA 02030-2537

Phone Number

Phone: 508-785-1130

The Dover Police Jail is located at 3 Walpole Street in Dover, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Dover Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything related to the Dover Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Dover Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Norfolk County court records, and lots more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others is welcome.

Dover Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and need to find them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you don’t know how to locate them?

To find out who is in jail at the Dover Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

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Who’s In Jail

The Dover Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. You can find the same information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Dover Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, address, birth date and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge must decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Dover Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Dover Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered into a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Dover Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at 508-785-1130 before you visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Dover Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Dover Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Dover Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dover 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Dover Police Jail:

Dover Police Jail
3 Walpole Street
Dover, MA 02030-2537

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Dover Police Jail
3 Walpole Street
Dover, MA 02030-2537

The Dover Police Jail mail policy is always changing, so you should review the official Dover Police Jail site before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Dover 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 Dover 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Norfolk County jail website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s 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, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the 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. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records online, or at the Norfolk County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Dover Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so be sure to review the Dover Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dover 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 Dover Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 508-785-1130 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 inmateâ€™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 Dover Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products 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 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 Dover Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Dover Police Jail phone number is: 508-785-1130

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Dover Police Jail. The rates 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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