Castleton On Hudson Police Jail

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The Castleton On Hudson Police Jail is located at 1797 Columbia Turnpike in Castleton On Hudson, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Schodack Town Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Castleton On Hudson Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Castleton On Hudson Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Rensselaer County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Castleton On Hudson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Castleton On Hudson Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find the same information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Castleton On Hudson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Castleton On Hudson Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you will answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. It also depends on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a judge must figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get released in the morning.

Castleton On Hudson Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Castleton On Hudson Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put into a log of visitors for the inmate. Every visitor has to provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Castleton On Hudson Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Castleton On Hudson Police Jail at 518-477-7973 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Castleton On Hudson Police Jail you must be added to their visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Castleton On Hudson Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally 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 old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Castleton On Hudson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Castleton On Hudson 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 Castleton On Hudson 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 Castleton On Hudson 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants on the Rensselaer County court website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the 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 have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Rensselaer County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all 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 the Rensselaer County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Rensselaer County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates change frequently, so check the Castleton On Hudson Police Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Castleton On Hudson 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 Castleton On Hudson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 518-477-7973 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 Castleton On Hudson Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want 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 inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds 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

The only phone calls that Castleton On Hudson Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Castleton On Hudson Police Jail phone number is: 518-477-7973

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Castleton On Hudson Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not 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 facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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