East Granby Police Jail

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The East Granby Police Jail is located at 9 Memorial Drive in East Granby, CT and is a medium security police department jail operated by the East Granby Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything related to the East Granby Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

East Granby Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The East Granby Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate the information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

East Granby Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the East Granby Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

You must answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you make a phone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take from 15 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, you should expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

East Granby Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s full name to the East Granby Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered into the visitation log as an approved visitor. All visitors will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at East Granby Police Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 860-653-5385 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the East Granby Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make 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 cellphones at East Granby Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must get 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, 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 East Granby Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the East Granby 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 East Granby 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 East Granby 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Hartford County court website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear 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 have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that includes a docket and all of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Hartford County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the East Granby Police Jail change frequently, so it would be best to review the East Granby Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at East Granby 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 East Granby Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 860-653-5385 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 East Granby Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the East Granby Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 860-653-5385

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 East Granby 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out 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 calling 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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