Morristown Police Jail

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The Morristown Police Jail is located at 49 Woodland Avenue in Morristown, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Morris Township Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything you might want to know about the Morristown Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and advice that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Morristown Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Morristown Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get the same information on anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information fast if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Morristown Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Morristown Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

First you will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get released. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be released in the morning.

Morristown Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Morristown Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Morristown Police Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the jail at 973-326-7459 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Morristown Police Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Morristown Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Morristown Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Morristown 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 Morristown 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 Morristown 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind 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 the date of their arrest, contact the Morris County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to the Morris County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Morristown Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so check the Morristown Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Morristown 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 Morristown Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 973-326-7459 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 Morristown Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Morristown Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier 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 that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Morristown Police Jail phone number is: 973-326-7459

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Morristown Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 finding out how to lower 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 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 Morristown Police Jail, click the link below.

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