Ocean Gate Police Jail

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The Ocean Gate Police Jail is located at 801 Ocean Gate Avenue in Ocean Gate, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ocean Gate Borough Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Ocean Gate Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and tips you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that might help others will be much appreciated.

Ocean Gate Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ocean Gate Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info on anyone arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information fast if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Ocean Gate Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Ocean Gate Police Jail is made up of these steps:

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

You will answer some simple questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. This process may take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge has to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to get released that morning.

Ocean Gate Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the Ocean Gate Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the visitation log for the inmate. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Ocean Gate Police Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 732-269-2468 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Ocean Gate Police Jail you have to be on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Ocean Gate Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 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 Ocean Gate Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ocean Gate 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 Ocean Gate 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 Ocean Gate 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 an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to the Ocean County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Ocean Gate Police Jail inmates might change, so double check the Ocean Gate Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ocean Gate 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 Ocean Gate Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 732-269-2468 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 Ocean Gate Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from 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 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 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Ocean Gate Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are much more expensive 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 inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, phone calls may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Ocean Gate Police Jail phone number is: 732-269-2468

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set 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 Ocean Gate Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Ocean Gate Police Jail, click the link below.

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