Wellfleet Police Jail

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The Wellfleet Police Jail is located at 36 Gross Hill Road in Wellfleet, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wellfleet Police Department.

This site tells you info about everything you might want to know about the Wellfleet Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information that you’ll need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Wellfleet Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wellfleet Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find information for anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Wellfleet Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Wellfleet Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take from 30 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. It also depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate must decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to get released in the morning.

Wellfleet Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Wellfleet Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a log of approved visitors 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 that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 508-349-3702 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Wellfleet Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Wellfleet Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the 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 under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Wellfleet Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wellfleet 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 Wellfleet 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 Wellfleet 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Barnstable County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Barnstable County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Wellfleet Police Jail jail inmates might change, so be sure to double check the Wellfleet Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wellfleet 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 Wellfleet Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 508-349-3702 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 Wellfleet Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably 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 inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products including 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 Wellfleet Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Wellfleet Police Jail phone number is: 508-349-3702

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 get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Wellfleet Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 can save you money.

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

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