Mason Police Jail

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The Mason Police Jail is located at 38 Darling Hill Road in Mason, NH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mason Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Mason Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Mason Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and tips that you’ll need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Mason Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mason Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. You can also get information for anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Mason Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Mason Police Jail is made up of these steps:

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

First, you have to answer some basic questions, like your full name, address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the telephone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take between 30 minutes to all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, it depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to determine the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Mason Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Mason Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Mason Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the jail at 603-878-1111 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Mason Police Jail you have to be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Mason Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone currently 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 the 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Mason Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mason 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 Mason 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 Mason 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 inquiry on the Hillsborough County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Hillsborough County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of 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 that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to the Hillsborough County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Mason Police Jail jail inmates could change, so we suggest that you double check the Mason Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mason 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 Mason Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 603-878-1111 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 Mason Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Mason Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone privileges might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 603-878-1111

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Mason Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 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 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 any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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