Sandisfield Police Jail

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The Sandisfield Police Jail is located at 3 Silverbrook Road in Sandisfield, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sandisfield Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Sandisfield Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Sandisfield Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make the process easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that would help others would be welcome.

Sandisfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sandisfield Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get the same information about anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Sandisfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Sandisfield Police Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Sandisfield Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list each visitor’s full name to the Sandisfield Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Sandisfield Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 413-258-4742 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Sandisfield Police Jail you have to first be 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 Sandisfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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, the minor 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 Sandisfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sandisfield 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 Sandisfield 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 Sandisfield 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 arrest warrants inquiry on the Berkshire County court website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Berkshire County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates could change, so it would be best to double check the Sandisfield Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sandisfield 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 Sandisfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 413-258-4742 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 Sandisfield Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably 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 an assortment of different items that the inmate 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 like 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 Sandisfield Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Sandisfield Police Jail phone number is: 413-258-4742

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls are shared 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 Sandisfield Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 decrease 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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