South Bound Brook Police Jail

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The South Bound Brook Police Jail is located at 12 Main Street in South Bound Brook, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the South Bound Brook Borough Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the South Bound Brook Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

South Bound Brook Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The South Bound Brook Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get the same information on anybody booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

South Bound Brook Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the South Bound Brook Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

First, you will answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take from 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be freed. It also might depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to get discharged in the morning.

South Bound Brook Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide information about each visitor to the South Bound Brook Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at South Bound Brook Police Jail change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 732-356-0286 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the South Bound Brook Police Jail you have to be on their visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at South Bound Brook Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 under the age of 18 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 Bound Brook Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the South Bound Brook 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 Bound Brook 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 Bound Brook 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 the arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep 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, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at the Somerset County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to the Somerset County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history 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 like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the South Bound Brook Police Jail is likely to change, so you should review the South Bound Brook Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at South Bound Brook 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 Bound Brook Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 732-356-0286 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 Bound Brook Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need 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 products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Bound Brook Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The South Bound Brook Police Jail phone number is: 732-356-0286

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 South Bound Brook 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility 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 South Bound Brook Police Jail, click the link below.

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