West Newbury Police Jail

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The West Newbury Police Jail is located at 401 Main Street in West Newbury, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Newbury Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the West Newbury Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others will be welcome.

West Newbury Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Newbury Police Jail Inmate List has information about people currently in custody, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get info on anybody who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

West Newbury Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the West Newbury 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 will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a number of questions, like your legal name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the telephone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process will take from 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to determine how much your bail will be. 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 discharge date, plan to be discharged that morning.

West Newbury Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the West Newbury Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so call the official West Newbury Police Jail at 978-363-1213 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the West Newbury Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at West Newbury Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 magazines to an inmate at the West Newbury Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Newbury 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 West Newbury 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 West Newbury 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 an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Essex County court website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Essex County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail change frequently, so you should review the West Newbury Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Newbury 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 West Newbury Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 978-363-1213 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 West Newbury Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 West Newbury Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are usually pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 978-363-1213

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all 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 West Newbury Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where 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 cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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