Niskayuna Police Jail

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The Niskayuna Police Jail is located at 1 Niskayuna Circle in Niskayuna, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Niskayuna Town Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Niskayuna Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Schenectady County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Niskayuna Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Niskayuna Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get information about anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Niskayuna Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Niskayuna Police Jail includes each of these 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 step is that you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you use the telephone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be freed. Also, it depends on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate has to decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, expect to get released in the morning.

Niskayuna Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide information about each visitor to the Niskayuna Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in the log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the jail at 518-386-4585 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Niskayuna Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Niskayuna Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Niskayuna Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Niskayuna 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 Niskayuna 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 Niskayuna 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 for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. 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 a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Schenectady County jail, 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 and available to anyone. They include a case file that includes a court docket and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Schenectady County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, 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.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail is likely to change, so be sure to visit the Niskayuna Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Niskayuna 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 Niskayuna Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 518-386-4585 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 Niskayuna Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Niskayuna Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 518-386-4585

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services 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 Niskayuna Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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