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Hamilton County Jail Information

Address

Hamilton County Jail
South Shore Road
Lake Pleasant, NY 12108

Phone Number

Phone Number: (518) 548-3113

The Hamilton County Jail is located at South Shore Road in Lake Pleasant, NY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything related to the Hamilton County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Hamilton County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer info you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Hamilton County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is incarcerated and don’t know how to locate them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

To search who is in jail at the Hamilton County Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hamilton County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can get information on anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Hamilton County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Hamilton County Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a bunch of questions, like your full name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

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, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you have a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Hamilton County Jail Visitation

Inmates have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Hamilton County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Hamilton County Jail change often, so you should call the facility at (518) 548-3113 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 Hamilton County Jail you have to first be on this person’s visitation list.

Make 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 are allowed at Hamilton County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Hamilton County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hamilton County 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 Hamilton County Jail:

Hamilton County Jail
South Shore Road
Lake Pleasant, NY 12108

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Hamilton County Jail
South Shore Road
Lake Pleasant, NY 12108

The Hamilton County Jail mail policy is always changing, so review the official Hamilton County Jail site before you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Hamilton County 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 Hamilton County 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Hamilton County court website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to the Hamilton County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

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

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail might change, so we suggest that you review the Hamilton County Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hamilton County 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 Hamilton County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (518) 548-3113 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 Hamilton County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy 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 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

All phone calls from the Hamilton County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

The Hamilton County Jail phone number is: (518) 548-3113

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 get to set the prices. The profits 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 Hamilton County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 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 calling 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 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 or prison 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 Hamilton County Jail, click the link below.

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