Fanwood Police Jail

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The Fanwood Police Jail is located at 75 North Martine Avenue in Fanwood, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Fanwood Borough Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything related to the Fanwood Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips you need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Fanwood Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Fanwood Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals currently in custody, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find info on anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Fanwood Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Fanwood Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will answer a number of questions, such as your full name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to use the phone so you can 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 able to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 15 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. It also will depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge has to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Fanwood Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Fanwood Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go in the log as an approved visitor. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the facility at 908-322-5000 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Fanwood Police Jail you must first be on this person’s 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.

No cellphones are allowed at Fanwood Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 magazines to an inmate at the Fanwood Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fanwood 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 Fanwood 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 Fanwood 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the Union County court website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Union County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a court docket and all filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

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

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Fanwood Police Jail inmates might change, so be sure to check the Fanwood Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fanwood 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 Fanwood Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 908-322-5000 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 Fanwood Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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 Fanwood Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to 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, phone calls may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 908-322-5000

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Fanwood Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 figuring 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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