Wappingers Falls Police Jail

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The Wappingers Falls Police Jail is located at 2628 South Avenue in Wappingers Falls, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wappingers Falls Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Wappingers Falls Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Wappingers Falls Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the info that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Wappingers Falls Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wappingers Falls Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find the same information on anybody booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Wappingers Falls Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Wappingers Falls Police Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, street address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the magistrate must determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, plan to get discharged in the morning.

Wappingers Falls Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Wappingers Falls Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered into the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Wappingers Falls Police Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Wappingers Falls Police Jail at 845-297-1011 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Wappingers Falls Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Wappingers Falls Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 younger than 18 years of age and is not related to 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 magazines to an inmate at the Wappingers Falls Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wappingers Falls 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 Wappingers Falls 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 Wappingers Falls 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Dutchess County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Dutchess County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the Dutchess County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates can change at any time, so be sure to visit the Wappingers Falls Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wappingers Falls 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 Wappingers Falls Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 845-297-1011 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 Wappingers Falls Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Wappingers Falls Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Wappingers Falls Police Jail phone number is: 845-297-1011

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Wappingers Falls Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. In some cases, we will not 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 can save you money.

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

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