Closter Police Jail

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The Closter Police Jail is located at 295 Closter Dock Road in Closter, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Closter Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Closter Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Bergen County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Closter Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Closter Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information about anybody who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get the information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Closter Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Closter Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you will have to answer a number of questions, like your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be released. It also depends on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to determine the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Closter Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list each visitor’s full name to the Closter Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor has to provide identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so we suggest that you call the jail at 201-768-5000 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Closter Police Jail you have to be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Closter Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 old and is not related to 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 Closter Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Closter 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 Closter 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 Closter 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 the court records on the website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at the Bergen County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Closter Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so check the Closter Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Closter 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 Closter Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 201-768-5000 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 Closter Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Closter Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 201-768-5000

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money 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 Closter 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 state prisons and local 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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