Middletown Police Jail

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The Middletown Police Jail is located at 9 Berkeley Avenue in Middletown, RI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Middletown Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Middletown Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Middletown Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and advice you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Middletown Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Middletown Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and schedule for visitation. You can find info about anybody booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Middletown Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Middletown Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge must decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should plan to be released in the morning.

Middletown Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Middletown Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the jail at 401-846-1144 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Middletown Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved 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 without it.

No mobile phones at Middletown Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the 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 younger than 18 years old 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 Middletown Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Middletown 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 Middletown 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 Middletown 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Newport County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file containing a docket and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access court records online, or at the Newport County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Middletown Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to visit the Middletown Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Middletown 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 Middletown Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 401-846-1144 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 Middletown Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Middletown Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted 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 jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 401-846-1144

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Middletown Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding out how to lower 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 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 prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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