Taunton Police Jail

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The Taunton Police Jail is located at 23 Summer Street in Taunton, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Taunton Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Taunton Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and advice that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Taunton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Taunton Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find info about anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information faster if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Taunton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Taunton Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

You must answer a bunch of questions, like your full legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to make a telephone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes between 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply 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 released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Taunton Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s name to the Taunton Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go into the log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 508-824-7522 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Taunton Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Taunton Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 Taunton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Taunton 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 Taunton 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 Taunton 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 access arrest warrants inquiry on the Bristol County jail website or call the jail directly. 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. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Bristol County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Taunton Police Jail might change, so be sure to review the Taunton Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Taunton 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 Taunton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 508-824-7522 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 Taunton Police Jail store. Inmates can buy 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 every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase 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 like 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 Taunton 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 outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Taunton Police Jail phone number is: 508-824-7522

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all 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 Taunton Police Jail. The rates 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 Taunton Police Jail, click the link below.

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