Boca Raton Police Jail

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The Boca Raton Police Jail is located at 100 Northwest Boca Raton Boulevard in Boca Raton, FL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Boca Raton Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Boca Raton Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Boca Raton Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Palm Beach County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and advice that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Boca Raton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Boca Raton Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get info about anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you have their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Boca Raton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Boca Raton Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you must answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you use the telephone 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 skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 10 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. It also depends on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to get discharged in the morning.

Boca Raton Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list information about each visitor to the Boca Raton Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Boca Raton Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Boca Raton Police Jail at 561-338-1234 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Boca Raton Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 phones are allowed at Boca Raton Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally 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 of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Boca Raton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check court records on the Palm Beach County jail website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear 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 the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that contains a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the Palm Beach County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to the Palm Beach County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay 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 the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Boca Raton Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so double check the Boca Raton Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 561-338-1234 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 Boca Raton Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These items 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 Boca Raton Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

The Boca Raton Police Jail phone number is: 561-338-1234

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Boca Raton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 figuring out how to lower 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone 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 Boca Raton Police Jail, click the link below.

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