Mountainside Police Jail

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The Mountainside Police Jail is located at 1385 United States Highway 22 East in Mountainside, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mountainside Police Department.

This site tells you info about anything you might need to know about the Mountainside Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Mountainside Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Union County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

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Who’s In Jail

The Mountainside Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information on anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Mountainside Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Mountainside Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer some basic questions, like your full name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Mountainside Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Mountainside Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

The Mountainside Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so call the jail at 908-232-8100 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Mountainside Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Mountainside Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Mountainside Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mountainside 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 Mountainside 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 Mountainside 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know 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 the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access your court records online, or at the Union County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Mountainside Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to visit the Mountainside Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mountainside 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 Mountainside Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 908-232-8100 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 Mountainside Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment 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, in addition to 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 Mountainside Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 908-232-8100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Mountainside Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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