Lexington Police Jail

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The Lexington Police Jail is located at 1575 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lexington Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Lexington Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Lexington Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Middlesex County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that would help other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Lexington Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lexington Police Jail Inmate List is a list of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. You can find information for anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information fast if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Lexington Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Lexington Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you make a phone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you have a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Lexington Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list information about each visitor to the Lexington Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

The Lexington Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the jail at 781-862-1212 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Lexington Police Jail you have to be on this person’s 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.

No phones at Lexington Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Lexington Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lexington 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 Lexington 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 Lexington 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or you are able to call the court. This requires a 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, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all documents filed in the court case. You can access court records on their website, or at the Middlesex 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 background. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Lexington Police Jail might change, so you should visit the Lexington Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lexington 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 Lexington Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 781-862-1212 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 Lexington Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely 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 buy if they have sufficient funds 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 Lexington Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep 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, phone privileges might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 781-862-1212

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services 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 phone calls that inmates make 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 Lexington 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 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 decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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