Berlin Borough Police

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The Berlin Borough Police is located at 59 South White Horse Pike in Berlin, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Berlin Borough Police.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Berlin Borough Police, such as how to find an inmate at the Berlin Borough Police, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Camden County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and advice you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Berlin Borough Police Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Berlin Borough Police Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. You can get the same information for anyone booked or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information quicker if you have their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Berlin Borough Police Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Berlin Borough Police includes the following steps:

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

First you will answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Berlin Borough Police Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Berlin Borough Police before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 856-767-4700 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Berlin Borough Police you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Berlin Borough Police, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Berlin Borough Police. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Berlin Borough Police 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 Berlin Borough Police. 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 Berlin Borough Police 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants online or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Camden County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to the Camden County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you double check the Berlin Borough Police site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Berlin Borough Police

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 Berlin Borough Police uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 856-767-4700 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 Berlin Borough Police 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 use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Berlin Borough Police are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier 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 every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

The Berlin Borough Police phone number is: 856-767-4700

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Berlin Borough Police. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where 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 jail or prison 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 Berlin Borough Police, click the link below.

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