Chester Police Jail

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The Chester Police Jail is located at 15 Middlefield Road in Chester, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Chester Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Chester Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Chester Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Hampden County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that might help others is welcome.

Chester Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Chester Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information for anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate the information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Chester Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some simple questions, like your full legal name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process takes from 10 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge needs to determine how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Chester Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Chester Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the official Chester Police Jail at 413-354-7822 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Chester Police Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

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

No phones at Chester Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Chester Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Chester 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 Chester 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 Chester 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the website or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep 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 the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Hampden County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of 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 case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Chester Police Jail jail inmates might change, so we suggest that you double check the Chester Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Chester 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 Chester Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 413-354-7822 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 Chester Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Chester Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 413-354-7822

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all 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 Chester Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases 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 can save you money.

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

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