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Hempstead Police Jail Information

Address

Hempstead Police Jail
99 Nichols Court
Hempstead, NY 11550-3166

Phone Number

Phone: 516-483-6200

The Hempstead Police Jail is located at 99 Nichols Court in Hempstead, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hempstead Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything related to the Hempstead Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Hempstead Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer advice and information you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Hempstead Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is in jail and need to find out where they are? Do you know a friend or family member that has been arrested and you don’t know how to find them?

To search who is in jail at the Hempstead Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hempstead Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get the same information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Hempstead Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Hempstead Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

First, you have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked 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 get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will simply be 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, you should plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Hempstead Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Hempstead Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be put into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the official Hempstead Police Jail at 516-483-6200 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Hempstead Police Jail you have to have your name on their 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 Hempstead Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 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 Hempstead Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hempstead 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Hempstead Police Jail, use this address:

Hempstead Police Jail
99 Nichols Court
Hempstead, NY 11550-3166

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Hempstead Police Jail
99 Nichols Court
Hempstead, NY 11550-3166

The mail policy at the Hempstead Police Jail changes often, so we suggest that you visit the official Hempstead Police Jail site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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 for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Nassau County court website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Nassau County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and all documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at the Nassau County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

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

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Hempstead Police Jail change frequently, so you should check the Hempstead Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hempstead 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 Hempstead Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 516-483-6200 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 inmateâ€™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 Hempstead Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, 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 money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Hempstead Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Hempstead Police Jail phone number is: 516-483-6200

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 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 Hempstead 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 is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 inmate phone calls. 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 cases like this, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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