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North Plainfield Police Jail Information

Address

North Plainfield Police Jail
263 Somerset Street
North Plainfield, NJ 07060-4846

Phone Number

Phone: 908-769-2900

The North Plainfield Police Jail is located at 263 Somerset Street in North Plainfield, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the North Plainfield Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about anything related to the North Plainfield Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the North Plainfield Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that might help other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

North Plainfield Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that has gone to jail and want to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend who’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find out what jail they’re in?

To look up who is in jail at the North Plainfield Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The North Plainfield Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can also get information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

North Plainfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the North Plainfield Police Jail is made up of these steps:

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

You must answer some basic questions, like your legal name, your address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

North Plainfield Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the North Plainfield Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will go in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at North Plainfield Police Jail change often, so call the jail at 908-769-2900 before you go.

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

To visit an inmate at the North Plainfield Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

Make 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 without it.

No cellphones at North Plainfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 old and is not related to 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 North Plainfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the North Plainfield 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 North Plainfield Police Jail is:

North Plainfield Police Jail
263 Somerset Street
North Plainfield, NJ 07060-4846

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
North Plainfield Police Jail
263 Somerset Street
North Plainfield, NJ 07060-4846

The North Plainfield Police Jail mail policy changes, so you should visit the site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the North Plainfield 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 North Plainfield 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, you can find out by checking the court records on the Somerset County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

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

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail change frequently, so review the North Plainfield Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at North Plainfield 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 North Plainfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 908-769-2900 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 North Plainfield Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items 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

The only phone calls that North Plainfield Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more costly 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 bear 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 908-769-2900

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 North Plainfield Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails 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 so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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