South Amboy Police Jail

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The South Amboy Police Jail is located at 140 North Broadway in South Amboy, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the South Amboy Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything related to the South Amboy Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the South Amboy Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

South Amboy Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The South Amboy Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can also find the same information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

South Amboy Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the South Amboy Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will have to answer some simple questions, like your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the phone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate must figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

South Amboy Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the South Amboy Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will go into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The South Amboy Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 732-721-0111 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the South Amboy Police Jail you have to be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at South Amboy Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a 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 South Amboy Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the South Amboy 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 South Amboy 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 South Amboy 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Middlesex County jail website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Middlesex County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records online, or at the Middlesex County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the South Amboy Police Jail change frequently, so you should double check the South Amboy Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at South Amboy 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 South Amboy Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 732-721-0111 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 South Amboy Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 South Amboy Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should 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 eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The South Amboy Police Jail phone number is: 732-721-0111

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. 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 South Amboy Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 these cases, the jail or prison 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 South Amboy Police Jail, click the link below.

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