Saratoga Springs Police Jail

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The Saratoga Springs Police Jail is located at 5 Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Saratoga Springs City Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything related to the Saratoga Springs 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 much much more.

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Introduction

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

Saratoga Springs Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Saratoga Springs Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find the same information about anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Saratoga Springs Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Saratoga Springs Police Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, street address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the phone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. This process takes from 10 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Saratoga Springs Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list information about each visitor to the Saratoga Springs Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go in the log for the inmate. All visitors will have to provide identification. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 518-584-1800 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Saratoga Springs Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s 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 Saratoga Springs Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 Saratoga Springs Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs 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, you can access arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that contains a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access court records online, or at the Saratoga County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates could change, so be sure to review the Saratoga Springs Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 518-584-1800 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 Saratoga Springs Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, 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 money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

All phone calls from the Saratoga Springs Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

The Saratoga Springs Police Jail phone number is: 518-584-1800

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Saratoga Springs Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 state prisons and local 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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