Foster City Police Jail

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The Foster City Police Jail is located at 1030 East Hillsdale Boulevard in Foster City, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Foster City Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Foster City Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Foster City Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find San Mateo County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make the process less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Foster City Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Foster City Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information about anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Foster City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Foster City Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you must answer some questions, like your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the telephone to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate has to determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Foster City Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Foster City Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Foster City Police Jail at 650-286-3300 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Foster City Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Foster City Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Foster City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Foster City 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 Foster City 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 Foster City 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 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. Keep in mind 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 a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the San Mateo County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates might change, so be sure to visit the Foster City Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Foster City 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 Foster City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 650-286-3300 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 Foster City Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Foster City Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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 ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden completely.

The Foster City Police Jail phone number is: 650-286-3300

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Foster City Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out 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 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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