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Dobbs Ferry Police Jail Information

Address

Dobbs Ferry Police Jail
112 Main Street
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522-1610

Phone Number

Phone Number: 914-693-5500

The Dobbs Ferry Police Jail is located at 112 Main Street in Dobbs Ferry, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Dobbs Ferry Village Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything you might need to know about the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Westchester County court records, and more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and advice that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to others would be appreciated.

Dobbs Ferry Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is incarcerated and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend who’s been arrested and you need to locate them?

To look up who is in jail at the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dobbs Ferry Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who are in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get the same information for anyone arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Dobbs Ferry Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will answer a number of questions, like your legal name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, it might depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Dobbs Ferry Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put in the log for the inmate. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the official Dobbs Ferry Police Jail at 914-693-5500 before you go to the jail to visit.

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

In order to visit an inmate at the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Dobbs Ferry Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 Dobbs Ferry Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dobbs Ferry 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail is:

Dobbs Ferry Police Jail
112 Main Street
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522-1610

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Dobbs Ferry Police Jail
112 Main Street
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522-1610

The mail policy at the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail changes frequently, so you should double check the official website when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Dobbs Ferry 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 Dobbs Ferry 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the Westchester County court website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are 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 containing a court docket and all filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Westchester County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail are always changing, so you should visit the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dobbs Ferry 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 Dobbs Ferry Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 914-693-5500 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 Dobbs Ferry Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need 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 the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Dobbs Ferry Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much 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 inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

The Dobbs Ferry Police Jail phone number is: 914-693-5500

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Dobbs Ferry Police 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 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 learning 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 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 these cases, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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