Springfield Police Jail

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The Springfield Police Jail is located at 100 Mountain Avenue in Springfield, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Springfield Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Springfield Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Springfield Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that would be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Springfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Springfield Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find information for anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Springfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Springfield Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

You must answer some basic questions, like your legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge must determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Springfield Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list each visitor’s full name to the Springfield Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be entered into the log as an approved visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the official Springfield Police Jail at 973-376-0400 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Springfield Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Springfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Springfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Springfield 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 Springfield 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 Springfield 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the court records on the Union County court website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Union County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you review the Springfield Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Springfield 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 Springfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 973-376-0400 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 Springfield Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need 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 buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products 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 Springfield Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are usually more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Springfield Police Jail phone number is: 973-376-0400

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Springfield 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 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 decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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