Bridgeport Police Jail

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The Bridgeport Police Jail is located at 300 Congress Street in Bridgeport, CT and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bridgeport Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything related to the Bridgeport Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

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

Bridgeport Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bridgeport Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. You can find the same information about anyone processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information faster if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Bridgeport Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Bridgeport Police Jail is made up of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the phone to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. Also, it will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Bridgeport Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give information about each visitor to the Bridgeport Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Each visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the facility at 203-581-5100 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Bridgeport Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Make 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 cellphones at Bridgeport Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Bridgeport Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. 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 the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to the Fairfield County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records 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 theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Bridgeport Police Jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to review the Bridgeport Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 203-581-5100 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 Bridgeport Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want 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 money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Bridgeport Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 203-581-5100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Bridgeport Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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. There are some circumstances where 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 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 Bridgeport Police Jail, click the link below.

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