Salem Police Jail

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The Salem Police Jail is located at 9 Veterans Memorial Parkway in Salem, NH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Salem Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything related to the Salem Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Salem Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and tips that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Salem Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Salem Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find the same information for anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information fast if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Salem Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a telephone call to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. This process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you have a cash bond or if the magistrate must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Salem Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Salem Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put in the visitors log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at 603-893-1911 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Salem Police Jail you must be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Salem Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Salem Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Salem 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 Salem 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 Salem 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 court records online or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has 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 including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you double check the Salem Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Salem 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 Salem Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 603-893-1911 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 Salem Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Salem Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 603-893-1911

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Salem Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 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 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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