Southborough Police Jail

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The Southborough Police Jail is located at 19 Main Street in Southborough, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Southborough Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Southborough Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Southborough Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Worcester County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Southborough Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Southborough Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including current status, and visiting schedule. You can find the same information for anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate the information faster if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Southborough Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Southborough Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes between 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will be released. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Southborough Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Southborough Police Jail in advance. This information will go into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Southborough Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the jail at 508-485-2121 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Southborough Police Jail you must have your name on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Southborough Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Southborough Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Southborough 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 Southborough 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 Southborough 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 arrest warrants inquiry on the Worcester County court website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the Worcester County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Worcester County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates change frequently, so you should review the Southborough Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Southborough 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 Southborough Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 508-485-2121 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 Southborough Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as 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 Southborough Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 508-485-2121

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Southborough Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 phone 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 Southborough Police Jail, click the link below.

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