Hamburg Police Jail

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The Hamburg Police Jail is located at 61 North 3Rd Street in Hamburg, PA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hamburg Borough Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Hamburg Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Hamburg Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Hamburg Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hamburg Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can find info on anyone processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their arrest information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Hamburg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Hamburg Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you have to answer some questions, such as your legal name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process will take from 10 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get let go. Also, it can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Hamburg Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Hamburg Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures change often, so you should call the official Hamburg Police Jail at 610-562-7228 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Hamburg Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s approved 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 without it.

No phones are allowed at Hamburg Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under 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 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Hamburg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hamburg 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 Hamburg 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 Hamburg 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind 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 first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Berks County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Berks County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Hamburg Police Jail is likely to change, so be sure to double check the Hamburg Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hamburg 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 Hamburg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 610-562-7228 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 Hamburg Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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 Hamburg Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 610-562-7228

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from 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 Hamburg Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 can be 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 prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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