Tyngsboro Police Jail

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The Tyngsboro Police Jail is located at 20 Westford Road in Tyngsboro, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Tyngsboro Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything related to the Tyngsboro Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Tyngsboro Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

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

Tyngsboro Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Tyngsboro Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find the same information on anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Tyngsboro Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Tyngsboro Police Jail takes you through 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 have to answer some questions, such as your full legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to make a phone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take between 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get released. Also, it depends on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, expect to be released that morning.

Tyngsboro Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide each visitor’s name to the Tyngsboro Police Jail in advance. This information will be put in the visitors log for the inmate. Every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 978-649-7504 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Tyngsboro Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Tyngsboro Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of 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 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 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 Tyngsboro Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Tyngsboro 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 Tyngsboro 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 Tyngsboro 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can access court records on the Middlesex County court website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file containing a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Tyngsboro Police Jail are always changing, so it would be best to review the Tyngsboro Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Tyngsboro 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 Tyngsboro Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 978-649-7504 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 Tyngsboro Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember 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 inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Tyngsboro Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 978-649-7504

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Tyngsboro Police Jail. The rates 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 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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