Marshfield Police Jail

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The Marshfield Police Jail is located at 1639 Ocean Street in Marshfield, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Marshfield Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Marshfield Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Plymouth County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info that you need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and any comments or tips that would help others will be appreciated.

Marshfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Marshfield Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who have been arrested, including current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get info on anybody booked or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Marshfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Marshfield Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will have to answer some basic questions, like your full name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a telephone call in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge must decide on the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Marshfield Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list information about each visitor to the Marshfield Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate. All visitors must provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Marshfield Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 781-834-6655 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Marshfield Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Marshfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the 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 the 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 Marshfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Marshfield 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 Marshfield 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 Marshfield 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Plymouth County court website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all documents filed in the case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Marshfield Police Jail inmates are always changing, so you should review the Marshfield Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Marshfield 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 Marshfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 781-834-6655 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 Marshfield Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably 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 the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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 Marshfield Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. 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 should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

The Marshfield Police Jail phone number is: 781-834-6655

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Marshfield Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 learning 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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