East Greenwich Police Jail

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The East Greenwich Police Jail is located at 111 Pierce Street in East Greenwich, RI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the East Greenwich Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about everything you might want to know about the East Greenwich Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the East Greenwich Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and any tips or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

East Greenwich Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The East Greenwich Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested, including status, and times you can visit. You can also get the same information about anyone booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

East Greenwich Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the East Greenwich Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate has to figure out the amount of bail to be set. 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 are given a release date, expect to be discharged that morning.

East Greenwich Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the East Greenwich Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the official East Greenwich Police Jail at 401-886-8640 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the East Greenwich Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring 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 East Greenwich Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such 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 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the East Greenwich Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the East Greenwich 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 East Greenwich 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 East Greenwich 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 are able to check the arrest warrants on the Kent County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and any filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to the Kent County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the East Greenwich Police Jail change frequently, so it would be best to visit the East Greenwich Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at East Greenwich 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 East Greenwich Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 401-886-8640 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 East Greenwich Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products including 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the East Greenwich Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than regular phone calls. 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 lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 401-886-8640

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every 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 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 East Greenwich Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 learning how to lower 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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