Woodcliff Lake Police Jail

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The Woodcliff Lake Police Jail is located at 184 Pascack Road in Woodcliff Lake, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Woodcliff Lake Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Woodcliff Lake Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Woodcliff Lake Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others is welcome.

Woodcliff Lake Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Woodcliff Lake Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get info on anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Woodcliff Lake Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Woodcliff Lake Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you will answer some questions, like what is your full name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process may take between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged from jail. It also might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge has to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, plan to get released in the morning.

Woodcliff Lake Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Woodcliff Lake Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the facility at 201-391-8222 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Woodcliff Lake Police Jail you must be on their visitation list.

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

No phones at Woodcliff Lake Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Woodcliff Lake Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Woodcliff Lake 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 Woodcliff Lake 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 Woodcliff Lake 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records online or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Bergen County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents filed in the case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Bergen County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Bergen County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Woodcliff Lake Police Jail inmates could change, so you should double check the Woodcliff Lake Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Woodcliff Lake 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 Woodcliff Lake Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 201-391-8222 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 Woodcliff Lake Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust 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 Woodcliff Lake Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Woodcliff Lake Police Jail phone number is: 201-391-8222

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers 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 from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Woodcliff Lake Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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