Plainfield Police Jail

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The Plainfield Police Jail is located at 315 Main Street in Plainfield, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Plainfield Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Plainfield Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Plainfield Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Plainfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Plainfield Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. You can also get the same information for anybody processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Plainfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Plainfield Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer some simple questions, like your legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can contact 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, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, it will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be 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 be released that morning.

Plainfield Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list information about each visitor to the Plainfield Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor is required to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Plainfield Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 413-634-0139 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Plainfield Police Jail you have to first be on their visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Plainfield Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the 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 Plainfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Hampshire County jail website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Hampshire County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates might change, so review the Plainfield Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Plainfield 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 Plainfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 413-634-0139 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 Plainfield Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase 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 daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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

The only phone calls that Plainfield Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Plainfield Police Jail phone number is: 413-634-0139

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Plainfield Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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