Westmont Police Jail

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The Westmont Police Jail is located at 135 Haddon Avenue in Westmont, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Haddon Township Police.

This page will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Westmont Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Westmont Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and tips you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Westmont Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Westmont Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find information on anyone booked or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Westmont Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Westmont Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer some basic questions, such as your legal name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be discharged in the morning.

Westmont Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Westmont Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Westmont Police Jail are always changing, so call the jail at 856-854-1176 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Westmont Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Westmont Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Westmont Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Westmont 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 Westmont 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 Westmont 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Camden County jail website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there 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 public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Westmont Police Jail might change, so be sure to visit the Westmont Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Westmont 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 Westmont Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 856-854-1176 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 Westmont Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several 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 daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products including 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 Westmont Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. 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 that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

The Westmont Police Jail phone number is: 856-854-1176

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Westmont Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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